Information about #BBC89A color

#BBC89A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBC89A falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 200, 154) — 73.3% red, 78.4% green, 60.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 18 / 22. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBC89A is a softly balanced chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 200, 154)), which gives #BBC89A its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBC89A: 11.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BBC89A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BBC89A color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBC89A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC89A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC89A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC89A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBC89A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BBC89A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Beachcomber color link
Beachcomber

#C7BA95

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

#BBC89A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC89A
  • RGB187, 200, 154
  • CMYK5, 0, 18, 22
  • CSSrgb(187, 200, 154)
  • HSL77°, 29%, 69%
  • HSL Precise76.957°, 29.487%, 69.412%
  • HSV77°, 23%, 78%
  • HSB77°, 23%, 78%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.784
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.604
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.784, 0.604)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.784, 0.604, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.784, 0.604)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60.4%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC89A
  • DECIMAL ID12306586
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited2 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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