Yellowgreen #BBF90F
Yellowgreen is a very light, vivid green with hex code #BBF90F and RGB rgb(187, 249, 15).
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Black text reads best on this color (16.67:1).
About this color
#BBF90F is a very light, vivid green. In OKLCH its lightness is 91%, its chroma 0.228 and its hue 126°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. It is the named color Yellowgreen. Black text reads best on it, at 16.67:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | very light (91%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.228) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Yellowgreen |
| Black text | 16.67:1 |
| White text | 1.25:1 |
Colors that go with Yellowgreen
Matches found by rotating Yellowgreen around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Yellowgreen
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Yellowgreen, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.06 of Yellowgreen yet.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Yellowgreen, with their ΔE distance.
- Greeny Yellow #C6F808 ΔE 0.013
- Lemon Lime #BFFE28 ΔE 0.015
- Lemon Green #ADF802 ΔE 0.017
- Green Yellow #ADFF2F ΔE 0.019
- Yellowy Green #BFF128 ΔE 0.023
- Electric Lime #A8FF04 ΔE 0.025
- Neon Yellow #CFFF04 ΔE 0.030
- Lime Yellow #D0FE1D ΔE 0.030
More about Yellowgreen
How to make Yellowgreen
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts white
- 3 parts yellow
- 1 part green
Recipe result: #D4E663, a difference of ΔE 0.082 from Yellowgreen. Yellowgreen is more vivid than these paints can mix, so start from a ready-made green paint and adjust it.
Codes for Yellowgreen in every format
| HEX | #BBF90F |
| RGB | rgb(187, 249, 15) |
| HSL | hsl(76, 95%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(90.7% 0.228 125.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BBF90F | 1.25:1 | Fails | Lc -14.6 | Not readable |
| Black text on #BBF90F | 16.67:1 | AAA | Lc 91.0 | Preferred for body text |
| #BBF90F text on white | 1.25:1 | Fails | Lc 12.6 | Not readable |
| #BBF90F text on black | 16.67:1 | AAA | Lc -91.3 | Preferred for body text |
Shades and tints of Yellowgreen
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 200.
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Step 50
50
#EFFBDF
oklch(97.2% 0.039 126.1)
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Step 100
100
#DCF5B7
oklch(93.7% 0.085 125.8)
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Step 200
200 (this color)
#BBF90F
oklch(90.7% 0.228 125.9)
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Step 300
300
#A0D600
oklch(80.8% 0.205 125.8)
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Step 400
400
#85B300
oklch(70.7% 0.18 125.9)
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Step 500
500
#729900
oklch(63.1% 0.16 125.6)
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Step 600
600
#5F8100
oklch(55.7% 0.141 125.9)
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Step 700
700
#4F6C00
oklch(49% 0.125 125.9)
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Step 800
800
#405900
oklch(42.8% 0.109 126.1)
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Step 900
900
#354A00
oklch(37.7% 0.096 125.9)
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Step 950
950
#1E2C00
oklch(27% 0.069 126.1)
Yellowgreen with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #FFE700 | 0.095 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #FFE438 | 0.105 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C4EDD4 | 0.185 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #E5E5E5 | 0.229 |
Use Yellowgreen in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.