BBF899

#BBF899 closest to Celery Mousse

#BBF899 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Celery Mousse. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 97.3% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(187, 248, 153)). Its HSL value is 99° hue, 87% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 3% black. #BBF899 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.00:1.

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Variations of #BBF899

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

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

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBF899 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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#BBF899 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBF899 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F6E59E
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FFEA92
  • Protanomaly 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EFEE96
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F6E59E
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E6EC9C
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBF1E0
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9F5BE
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E7E7E7
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DDEBD7

#BBF899 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.24:1 Very poor#BBF899 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.00:1 Super#BBF899 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBF899 in CSS

/* Celery Mousse */
.color { color: #BBF899; }
.background { background-color: #BBF899; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBF899; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 248 153);
color: hsl(99 87% 79%);
color: oklch(0.916 0.138 135.0);

#BBF899 FAQ

What color is #BBF899?

#BBF899 is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Celery Mousse. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBF899?

#BBF899 is rgb(187, 248, 153) in RGB, hsl(99, 87%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 0%, 38%, 3%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBF899?

The complementary color of #BBF899 is #D699F8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBF899?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBF899: 17.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBF899 a warm or cool color?

#BBF899 is a cool color.