HEX atlas value

#BBEC27

#BBEC27 is a cool green HEX color close to Green Yellow. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 236, 39, HSL 75, 84%, 54%, has luminance 0.707, and belongs to the vibrant group.

green cool vibrant

#BBEC27 Sample readable text

HEX #BBEC27

RGB rgb(187, 236, 39)

HSL hsl(75 84% 54%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 83, 7)

Luminance 0.707

Contrast Black 15.14:1White 1.39:1

CSS

--color-bbec27: #BBEC27;
.background-bbec27 { background-color: #BBEC27; }
.text-bbec27 { color: #BBEC27; }

Luminance0.707

Black text15.14:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA 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":"#BBEC27","rgb":[187,236,39],"hsl":[75,84,54],"cmyk":[21,0,83,7],"luminance":0.707,"contrast":{"black":15.14,"white":1.39}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.14,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.39,"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":"#C4FF14","hex":"#C4FF14","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.66,"contrastWhite":1.19,"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":"#D6F47C","hex":"#D6F47C","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","vibrant","vibrant green","Green Yellow 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/bbec27.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/green-yellow.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pear.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/peridot.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#5827EC","analogous":["#ECBB27","#58EC27"],"triadic":["#27BBEC","#EC27BB"],"tetradic":["#27ECBB","#5827EC","#EC2758"],"splitComplementary":["#2758EC","#BB27EC"],"monochromatic":["#D6F47C","#BBEC27","#82A90F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D6F47C","dark":"#82A90F","saturated":"#C4FF14","desaturated":"#AED241","pastel":"#DCEEA5","neon":"#CFFF3D"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"green-yellow","name":"Green Yellow","hex":"#ADFF2F","distance":24.919871588754223},{"slug":"pear","name":"Pear","hex":"#D1E231","distance":26.153393661244042},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":40.718546143004666},{"slug":"electric-lime","name":"Electric Lime","hex":"#CCFF00","distance":46.593991028886975},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":46.593991028886975}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBEC27

#BBEC27 is classified as a cool green value with vibrant visual character. #BBEC27 is visually closest to Green Yellow, a named green color with HEX #ADFF2F.

The RGB channels are 187, 236, and 39, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 75deg with 84% saturation and 54% 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 0.707, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 24.92, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.14:1AA Pass

White text1.39:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBEC27 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.14:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.39:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

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

#C4FF14#000000 text · best 17.66:1#C4FF14

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

#D6F47C#000000 text · best 17.09:1#D6F47C

Pear#000000 text · best 14.63:1#D1E231

Generated Palette

#BBEC27#BBEC27

#5827EC#5827EC

#ECBB27#ECBB27

#58EC27#58EC27

#D6F47C#D6F47C

#82A90F#82A90F

Color Harmonies

#5827EC#5827EC

#ECBB27#ECBB27

#58EC27#58EC27

#27BBEC#27BBEC

#EC27BB#EC27BB

Variants

#D6F47C#D6F47C

#82A90F#82A90F

#C4FF14#C4FF14

#AED241#AED241

#DCEEA5#DCEEA5

#CFFF3D#CFFF3D

Nearest Named Colors

Green Yellow#ADFF2F

Pear#D1E231

Peridot#B4C424

Electric Lime#CCFF00

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#BBEC27

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBEC27

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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