HEX atlas value

#BBE31C

#BBE31C is a cool green HEX color close to Pear. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 227, 28, HSL 72, 78%, 50%, has luminance 0.6559, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#BBE31C Sample readable text

HEX #BBE31C

RGB rgb(187, 227, 28)

HSL hsl(72 78% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 88, 11)

Luminance 0.6559

Contrast Black 14.12:1White 1.49:1

CSS

--color-bbe31c: #BBE31C;
.background-bbe31c { background-color: #BBE31C; }
.text-bbe31c { color: #BBE31C; }

Luminance0.6559

Black text14.12:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA 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":"#BBE31C","rgb":[187,227,28],"hsl":[72,78,50],"cmyk":[18,0,88,11],"luminance":0.6559,"contrast":{"black":14.12,"white":1.49}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":14.12,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.49,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.87,"contrastWhite":1.18,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.12,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#D4ED6E","hex":"#D4ED6E","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.14,"contrastWhite":1.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.63,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#58E31C","hex":"#58E31C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.42,"contrastWhite":1.69,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Pear adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-energy accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbe31c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#441CE3","analogous":["#E3A71C","#58E31C"],"triadic":["#1CBBE3","#E31CBB"],"tetradic":["#1CE3A7","#441CE3","#E31C58"],"splitComplementary":["#1C58E3","#A71CE3"],"monochromatic":["#D4ED6E","#BBE31C","#789112"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D4ED6E","dark":"#789112","saturated":"#CCFF00","desaturated":"#AAC738","pastel":"#D7E797","neon":"#D4FF29"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":30.430248109405877},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":32.77193921634788},{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":36.61966684720111},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":37.69615364994153},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":43.09292285283048}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBE31C

#BBE31C is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #BBE31C is visually closest to Pear, a named yellow color with HEX #D1E231.

The RGB channels are 187, 227, and 28, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 72deg with 78% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-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 high-energy accents. Its luminance is 0.6559, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 30.43, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text14.12:1AA Pass

White text1.49:1AA Fail

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

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBE31C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000014.12:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.49:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

Electric Lime#000000 text · best 17.87:1#CCFF00

Green Yellow#000000 text · best 17.12:1#ADFF2F

#D4ED6E#000000 text · best 16.14:1#D4ED6E

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

#58E31C#000000 text · best 12.42:1#58E31C

Generated Palette

#BBE31C#BBE31C

#441CE3#441CE3

#E3A71C#E3A71C

#58E31C#58E31C

#D4ED6E#D4ED6E

#789112#789112

Color Harmonies

#441CE3#441CE3

#E3A71C#E3A71C

#58E31C#58E31C

#1CBBE3#1CBBE3

#E31CBB#E31CBB

Variants

#D4ED6E#D4ED6E

#789112#789112

Electric Lime#CCFF00

#AAC738#AAC738

#D7E797#D7E797

#D4FF29#D4FF29

Nearest Named Colors

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Acid Green#B0BF1A

Electric Lime#CCFF00

#BBE31C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBE31C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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