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#bbcb55

a balanced, vivid yellow · cool · closest name: khaki

RGB
187, 203, 85
HSL
68°, 53%, 57%
CMYK
8, 0, 58, 20
Luminance
0.5393

Every format

HEX#bbcb55
RGBrgb(187, 203, 85)
HSLhsl(68, 53%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 58%, 20%)
LABlab(78.4 -21.7 55.7)
LCHlch(78.4 59.8 111.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.806 0.143 116.2)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbcb55;
background-color: #bbcb55;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbcb55] bg-[#bbcb55]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbcb55;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.796, blue: 0.333)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbcb55")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbcb55 on white: 1.78:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbcb55 on black: 11.79:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green79.6%
Blue33.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan7.9%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow58.1%
Key (black)20.4%

Color previews

#bbcb55 text on a black background

contrast 11.79:1

Card sample

#bbcb55 text on a white background

contrast 1.78:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbcb55;
Background color
Panel with #bbcb55 background
background-color: #bbcb55;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbcb55;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 203, 85, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 203, 85, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbcb55;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcb55, #6CCB55);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbcb55

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbcb55 in the Color Lab