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#bbcc59

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

RGB
187, 204, 89
HSL
69°, 53%, 58%
CMYK
8, 0, 56, 20
Luminance
0.5447

Every format

HEX#bbcc59
RGBrgb(187, 204, 89)
HSLhsl(69, 53%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 56%, 20%)
LABlab(78.7 -21.9 54.3)
LCHlch(78.7 58.5 112.0)
OKLCHoklch(0.809 0.141 116.7)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bbcc59;
background-color: #bbcc59;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bbcc59] bg-[#bbcc59]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bbcc59;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.733, green: 0.800, blue: 0.349)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bbcc59")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bbcc59 on white: 1.77:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bbcc59 on black: 11.89:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red73.3%
Green80.0%
Blue34.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan8.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow56.4%
Key (black)20.0%

Color previews

#bbcc59 text on a black background

contrast 11.89:1

Card sample

#bbcc59 text on a white background

contrast 1.77:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bbcc59;
Background color
Panel with #bbcc59 background
background-color: #bbcc59;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bbcc59;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(187, 204, 89, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(187, 204, 89, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bbcc59;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bbcc59, #6ECC59);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bbcc59

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #bbcc59 in the Color Lab