Palettes / Colors / #B6DDCA

#B6DDCA — Light Muted Green

#B6DDCA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

#B6DDCA is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DDB6C9; it also sits naturally between #B6DDB7 and #B6DCDD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 87% · Blue 79%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B6DDCA

.text { color: #B6DDCA; }
.background { background-color: #B6DDCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B6DDCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(182, 221, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(151, 36%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B6DDCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(182, 221, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B6DDCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(182, 221, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B6DDCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B6DDCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDB6C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B6DDCA: #000000.

How #B6DDCA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B6DDCA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B6DDC9  ·  #B6DDCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B6DDCA?

#B6DDCA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 182, 221, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B6DDCA?

#B6DDCA is RGB 182, 221, 202 — HSL 151°, 36%, 79% — CMYK 18%, 0%, 9%, 13%.

What colors go with #B6DDCA?

Its complement is #DDB6C9; analogous partners are #B6DDB7 and #B6DCDD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B6DDCA for text?

Black text on #B6DDCA has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.