Skip to the color picker

#bbdb9a color: Lickety Split

#bbdb9a is rgb(187, 219, 154) in RGB and oklch(85.205% 0.09305 129.495) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

90°
100%

85.2%
0.093
129°
  • Lime
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • Pastel
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Khaki
  • emerald-200
  • Black 14%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.53:1Hard to read
Lc -28
Black text
13.71:1Readable · AA
Lc 79

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #bbdb9a

#bbdb9a is a pastel very light lime color. In OKLCH it has 85.2% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 129°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.53:1 contrast and black text 13.71:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Lickety Split (#c3d997). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-200.

More very light lime colors

Lighter: #bbdb9a mixed with white

  1. bbdb9a
  2. c2dfa4
  3. c8e2af
  4. cfe6b9
  5. d6eac3
  6. ddedcd
  7. e3f1d7
  8. eaf4e1
  9. f1f8eb
  10. f8fcf5

Darker: #bbdb9a mixed with black

  1. bbdb9a
  2. a2be85
  3. 8aa271
  4. 73875e
  5. 5c6d4b
  6. 465439
  7. 323c27
  8. 1f2617
  9. 0d1109
  10. 020201

Calmer: #bbdb9a with less saturation

  1. bbdb9a
  2. bddaa0
  3. bfd9a5
  4. c1d7ab
  5. c3d6b0
  6. c5d5b5
  7. c7d4ba
  8. c9d2bf
  9. cad1c4
  10. ccd0c9

Questions about #bbdb9a

What color is #bbdb9a?

#bbdb9a is pastel very light lime. The closest named color is Lickety Split. In RGB it is rgb(187, 219, 154), in HSL hsl(89.54, 47.45%, 73.14%) and in OKLCH oklch(85.205% 0.09305 129.495).

What colors go well with #bbdb9a?

The complementary color of #bbdb9a is #e1befd. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ddd088 and #98e2b9. The triadic partners are #9fd4ff and #ffb5c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bbdb9a?

Black text reads better on #bbdb9a: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.53:1 and black gives 13.71:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bbdb9a a warm or cool color?

#bbdb9a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 129 degrees, its lightness 85.2% and its chroma 0.093.