Palettes / Colors / #BBCB28
#BBCB28 — Yellow
#BBCB28 is a yellow color we call 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 #BBCB28 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.
#BBCB28 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #3928CC; it also sits naturally between #CC8B28 and #6ACC28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBCB28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 203, 40 |
| HSL | 66°, 67%, 48% |
| HSV | 66°, 80%, 80% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 80%, 20% |
| XYZ | 42.23, 53.43, 10.09 |
| Yxy | 53.43, 0.3993, 0.5052 |
| CIE-Lab | 78.13, -24.19, 71.77 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.10, -21.21, 40.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 80% · Blue 16%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 80% · Key 20%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBCB28
.text { color: #BBCB28; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB28; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCB28; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 40); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(66, 67%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCB28; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 40, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCB28; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 40, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBCB28">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCB28">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBCB28
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #3928CC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.80:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.69:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBCB28: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCB28
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 #BBCB28: ·
How #BBCB28 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 #BBCB28 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
Browse neighbouring colors
Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBCB28?
#BBCB28 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 187, 203, 40). Its closest standard named color is YellowGreen.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCB28?
#BBCB28 is RGB 187, 203, 40 — HSL 66°, 67%, 48% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 80%, 20%.
What colors go with #BBCB28?
Its complement is #3928CC; analogous partners are #CC8B28 and #6ACC28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBCB28 for text?
Black text on #BBCB28 has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.80:1.