Information about #BBCE8B color

#BBCE8B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBCE8B is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 206, 139) — 73.3% red, 80.8% green, 54.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 7 / 0 / 26 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A confidently colored chartreuse, #BBCE8B appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pale Olive (#B9CC81). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Springtide Green (#C8CB8E) and Nirvana (#C3BF8B).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(187, 206, 139)), which gives #BBCE8B its character. If you plan to put text on a #BBCE8B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBCE8B color variations

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

#BBCE8B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBCE8B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBCE8B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBCE8B 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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#CEC78B

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#BBCE8B 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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#CFC08C
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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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#8CBCCF
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#CF8CBC
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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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#CF8CBC
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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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#CF8C9A
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Nearest named colors to #BBCE8B

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

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Nirvana color link
Nirvana

#C3BF8B

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Pastel Avocado color link
Pastel Avocado

#B1C086

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Deco color link
Deco

#CCCF82

Pale Olive Green color link
Pale Olive Green

#B1D27B

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

#BBCE8B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBCE8B
  • RGB187, 206, 139
  • CMYK7, 0, 26, 19
  • CSSrgb(187, 206, 139)
  • HSL77°, 41%, 68%
  • HSL Precise77.015°, 40.606%, 67.647%
  • HSV77°, 33%, 81%
  • HSB77°, 33%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.808, 0.545)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.808, 0.545, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.808, 0.545)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.5%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBCE8B
  • DECIMAL ID12308107
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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