Information about #BBC99C color

#BBC99C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BBC99C is classified in the Register under the Chartreuse Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 201, 156) (73.3% red, 78.8% green, 61.2% blue), or CMYK 5 / 0 / 18 / 21 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBC99C is a softly balanced zesty chartreuse that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gooseberry (#BFC298) and Pixie Green (#BBCDA5).

The recipe behind #BBC99C is rgb(187, 201, 156), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #BBC99C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBC99C color variations

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

#BBC99C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBC99C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBC99C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBC99C 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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#BBC99C 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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#C19CC9
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#9CA4C9
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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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#C9C19C
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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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#9CBBC9
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#C99CBB
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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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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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#C99CA4
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Nearest named colors to #BBC99C

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Double Fossil color link
Double Fossil

#C2B89E

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Half Pavlova color link
Half Pavlova

#CBBFA0

#BBC99C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBC99C
  • RGB187, 201, 156
  • CMYK5, 0, 18, 21
  • CSSrgb(187, 201, 156)
  • HSL79°, 29%, 70%
  • HSL Precise78.667°, 29.412%, 70%
  • HSV79°, 22%, 79%
  • HSB79°, 22%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.788, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.788, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.788, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBC99C
  • DECIMAL ID12306844
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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