HEX atlas value

#BBE26F

#BBE26F is a cool green HEX color close to Straw. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 226, 111, HSL 80, 66%, 66%, has luminance 0.6611, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BBE26F Sample readable text

HEX #BBE26F

RGB rgb(187, 226, 111)

HSL hsl(80 66% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(17, 0, 51, 11)

Luminance 0.6611

Contrast Black 14.22:1White 1.48:1

CSS

--color-bbe26f: #BBE26F;
.background-bbe26f { background-color: #BBE26F; }
.text-bbe26f { color: #BBE26F; }

Luminance0.6611

Black text14.22:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BBE26F","rgb":[187,226,111],"hsl":[80,66,66],"cmyk":[17,0,51,11],"luminance":0.6611,"contrast":{"black":14.22,"white":1.48}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.22,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.48,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DFF1BB","hex":"#DFF1BB","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.44,"contrastWhite":1.2,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#C2F55C","hex":"#C2F55C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.51,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.45,"contrastWhite":1.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#E2CE6F","hex":"#E2CE6F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.29,"contrastWhite":1.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#82E26F","hex":"#82E26F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.06,"contrastWhite":1.61,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Straw adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbe26f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/straw.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dark-khaki.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/bamboo.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#956FE2","analogous":["#E2CE6F","#82E26F"],"triadic":["#6FBBE2","#E26FBB"],"tetradic":["#6FE2CE","#956FE2","#E26F82"],"splitComplementary":["#6F82E2","#CE6FE2"],"monochromatic":["#DFF1BB","#BBE26F","#95CB2A"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DFF1BB","dark":"#95CB2A","saturated":"#C2F55C","desaturated":"#B5CE82","pastel":"#ECF4DC","neon":"#D3FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"straw","name":"Straw","hex":"#E4D96F","distance":41.97618372363071},{"slug":"dark-khaki","name":"Dark Khaki","hex":"#BDB76B","distance":43.23193264243457},{"slug":"bamboo","name":"Bamboo","hex":"#C7B56E","distance":46.58325879540846},{"slug":"champagne-gold","name":"Champagne Gold","hex":"#D6B971","distance":49.13247398615299},{"slug":"pistachio","name":"Pistachio","hex":"#93C572","distance":49.49747468305833}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBE26F

#BBE26F is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BBE26F is visually closest to Straw, a named yellow color with HEX #E4D96F.

The RGB channels are 187, 226, and 111, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 80deg with 66% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.6611, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 41.98, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.22:1AA Pass

White text1.48:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBE26F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.22:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.48:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DFF1BB#000000 text · best 17.44:1#DFF1BB

#C2F55C#000000 text · best 16.51:1#C2F55C

Straw#000000 text · best 14.45:1#E4D96F

#E2CE6F#000000 text · best 13.29:1#E2CE6F

#82E26F#000000 text · best 13.06:1#82E26F

Generated Palette

#BBE26F#BBE26F

#956FE2#956FE2

#E2CE6F#E2CE6F

#82E26F#82E26F

#DFF1BB#DFF1BB

#95CB2A#95CB2A

Color Harmonies

#956FE2#956FE2

#E2CE6F#E2CE6F

#82E26F#82E26F

#6FBBE2#6FBBE2

#E26FBB#E26FBB

Variants

#DFF1BB#DFF1BB

#95CB2A#95CB2A

#C2F55C#C2F55C

#B5CE82#B5CE82

#ECF4DC#ECF4DC

#D3FF7A#D3FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Straw#E4D96F

Dark Khaki#BDB76B

Bamboo#C7B56E

Champagne Gold#D6B971

Pistachio#93C572

#BBE26F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBE26F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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