Palettes / Colors / #BBC845
#BBC845 — Muted Yellow
#BBC845 is a yellow color we call Muted Yellow, closest to the named color YellowGreen (#9ACD32). It belongs to the yellow family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: yellowgreen (#9ACD32) — not an exact match. CSS yellowgreen gives you #9ACD32, a different color; use #BBC845 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BBC845 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #5346C8; it also sits naturally between #C89446 and #7AC846. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBC845 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 200, 69 |
| HSL | 66°, 54%, 53% |
| HSV | 66°, 65%, 78% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 66%, 22% |
| XYZ | 42.22, 52.30, 13.50 |
| Yxy | 52.30, 0.3909, 0.4842 |
| CIE-Lab | 77.46, -21.34, 61.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.32, -18.78, 36.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 78% · Blue 27%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 66% · Key 22%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBC845
.text { color: #BBC845; }
.background { background-color: #BBC845; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC845; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 200, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 54%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC845; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 200, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC845; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 200, 69, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBC845">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC845">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #5346C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.83:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.46:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBC845: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC845
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBC845: ·
How #BBC845 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBC845 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBC845?
#BBC845 is Muted Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 200, 69). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC845?
#BBC845 is RGB 187, 200, 69 — HSL 66°, 54%, 53% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 66%, 22%.
What colors go with #BBC845?
Its complement is #5346C8; analogous partners are #C89446 and #7AC846. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBC845 for text?
Black text on #BBC845 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.