HEX atlas value

#BBEC8D

#BBEC8D is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 236, 141, HSL 91, 71%, 74%, has luminance 0.7248, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#BBEC8D Sample readable text

HEX #BBEC8D

RGB rgb(187, 236, 141)

HSL hsl(91 71% 74%)

CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 40, 7)

Luminance 0.7248

Contrast Black 15.5:1White 1.36:1

CSS

--color-bbec8d: #BBEC8D;
.background-bbec8d { background-color: #BBEC8D; }
.text-bbec8d { color: #BBEC8D; }

Luminance0.7248

Black text15.5:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA 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":"#BBEC8D","rgb":[187,236,141],"hsl":[91,71,74],"cmyk":[21,0,40,7],"luminance":0.7248,"contrast":{"black":15.5,"white":1.36}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.5,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.36,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#EAF9DC","hex":"#EAF9DC","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.08,"contrastWhite":1.1,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BBFA7F","hex":"#BBFA7F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.09,"contrastWhite":1.23,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#EAEC8E","hex":"#EAEC8E","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.89,"contrastWhite":1.24,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":16.59,"contrastWhite":1.27,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon 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/bbec8d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pale-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#BE8EEC","analogous":["#EAEC8E","#8EEC8F"],"triadic":["#8EBBEC","#EC8EBB"],"tetradic":["#8EEAEC","#BE8EEC","#EC8F8E"],"splitComplementary":["#8F8EEC","#EC8EEA"],"monochromatic":["#EAF9DC","#BBEC8D","#8CDE3F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EAF9DC","dark":"#8CDE3F","saturated":"#BBFA7F","desaturated":"#BCDD9C","pastel":"#FCFEFB","neon":"#D0FFA3"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":38.7556447501522},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.63584236521283},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":39.63584236521283},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":41.31585652022719},{"slug":"light-green","name":"Light Green","hex":"#90EE90","distance":43.15089802078283}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBEC8D

#BBEC8D is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #BBEC8D is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 187, 236, and 141, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 91deg with 71% saturation and 74% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, light 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 0.7248, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 38.76, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.5:1AA Pass

White text1.36:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBEC8D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.5:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.36:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#EAF9DC#000000 text · best 19.08:1#EAF9DC

#BBFA7F#000000 text · best 17.09:1#BBFA7F

Mint#000000 text · best 17.09:1#98FF98

#EAEC8E#000000 text · best 16.89:1#EAEC8E

Pale Green#000000 text · best 16.59:1#98FB98

Generated Palette

#BBEC8D#BBEC8D

#BE8EEC#BE8EEC

#EAEC8E#EAEC8E

#8EEC8F#8EEC8F

#EAF9DC#EAF9DC

#8CDE3F#8CDE3F

Color Harmonies

#BE8EEC#BE8EEC

#EAEC8E#EAEC8E

#8EEC8F#8EEC8F

#8EBBEC#8EBBEC

#EC8EBB#EC8EBB

Variants

#EAF9DC#EAF9DC

#8CDE3F#8CDE3F

#BBFA7F#BBFA7F

#BCDD9C#BCDD9C

#FCFEFB#FCFEFB

#D0FFA3#D0FFA3

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

Light Green#90EE90

#BBEC8D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBEC8D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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