HEX atlas value

#BBEF9F

#BBEF9F is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 239, 159, HSL 99, 71%, 78%, has luminance 0.748, and belongs to the pastel group.

green cool pastel

#BBEF9F Sample readable text

HEX #BBEF9F

RGB rgb(187, 239, 159)

HSL hsl(99 71% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 0, 33, 6)

Luminance 0.748

Contrast Black 15.96:1White 1.32:1

CSS

--color-bbef9f: #BBEF9F;
.background-bbef9f { background-color: #BBEF9F; }
.text-bbef9f { color: #BBEF9F; }

Luminance0.748

Black text15.96:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA 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":"#BBEF9F","rgb":[187,239,159],"hsl":[99,71,78],"cmyk":[22,0,33,6],"luminance":0.748,"contrast":{"black":15.96,"white":1.32}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":15.96,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.32,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3FCEE","hex":"#F3FCEE","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.97,"contrastWhite":1.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#B7FB93","hex":"#B7FB93","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.23,"contrastWhite":1.22,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#E3EF9F","hex":"#E3EF9F","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":17.11,"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":"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","pastel","pastel green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","soft UI backgrounds","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bbef9f.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/mint-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D39FEF","analogous":["#E3EF9F","#9FEFAB"],"triadic":["#9FBBEF","#EF9FBB"],"tetradic":["#9FE3EF","#D39FEF","#EFAB9F"],"splitComplementary":["#AB9FEF","#EF9FE3"],"monochromatic":["#F3FCEE","#BBEF9F","#83E151"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3FCEE","dark":"#83E151","saturated":"#B7FB93","desaturated":"#BFE2AB","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#D1FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":26.019223662515376},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":37.255872020394314},{"slug":"mint-green","name":"Mint Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.656340767525464},{"slug":"pale-green","name":"Pale Green","hex":"#98FB98","distance":37.656340767525464},{"slug":"mint","name":"Mint","hex":"#98FF98","distance":39.11521443121589}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BBEF9F

#BBEF9F is classified as a cool green value with pastel visual character. #BBEF9F is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 187, 239, and 159, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 99deg with 71% saturation and 78% 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 soft UI backgrounds. Its luminance is 0.748, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.02, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text15.96:1AA Pass

White text1.32:1AA Fail

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

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

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BBEF9F needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000015.96:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.32:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3FCEE#000000 text · best 19.97:1#F3FCEE

#B7FB93#000000 text · best 17.23:1#B7FB93

#E3EF9F#000000 text · best 17.11:1#E3EF9F

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

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

Generated Palette

#BBEF9F#BBEF9F

#D39FEF#D39FEF

#E3EF9F#E3EF9F

#9FEFAB#9FEFAB

#F3FCEE#F3FCEE

#83E151#83E151

Color Harmonies

#D39FEF#D39FEF

#E3EF9F#E3EF9F

#9FEFAB#9FEFAB

#9FBBEF#9FBBEF

#EF9FBB#EF9FBB

Variants

#F3FCEE#F3FCEE

#83E151#83E151

#B7FB93#B7FB93

#BFE2AB#BFE2AB

White#FFFFFF

#D1FFB8#D1FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Mint Green#98FB98

Pale Green#98FB98

Mint#98FF98

#BBEF9F

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BBEF9F

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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