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#BBCA6E closest to Alligator Alley

#BBCA6E is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Alligator Alley. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.2% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(187, 202, 110)). Its HSL value is 70° hue, 46% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 21% black. #BBCA6E is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.79:1.

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Variations of #BBCA6E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBCA6E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBCA6E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCA6E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D4C373
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5C266
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC46A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4C373
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCC571
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4C1B4
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEC694
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C4B2

#BBCA6E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#BBCA6E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.79:1 Very good#BBCA6E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCA6E in CSS

/* Alligator Alley */
.color { color: #BBCA6E; }
.background { background-color: #BBCA6E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCA6E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 202 110);
color: hsl(70 46% 61%);
color: oklch(0.807 0.118 116.7);

#BBCA6E FAQ

What color is #BBCA6E?

#BBCA6E is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Alligator Alley. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBCA6E?

#BBCA6E is rgb(187, 202, 110) in RGB, hsl(70, 46%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 46%, 21%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCA6E?

The complementary color of #BBCA6E is #7D6ECA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCA6E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCA6E: 11.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCA6E a warm or cool color?

#BBCA6E is a cool color.