Palettes / Colors / #BADBB3

#BADBB3 — Light Muted Green

#BADBB3 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BADBB3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BADBB3 is a warm-leaning 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 #D4B3DB; it also sits naturally between #CEDBB3 and #B3DBC0. 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 73% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BADBB3

.text { color: #BADBB3; }
.background { background-color: #BADBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BADBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 219, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(110, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BADBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 219, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BADBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 219, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BADBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BADBB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BADBB3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BADBB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BADBB3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BADBB3 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 #BADBB3 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

← #BADBB2  ·  #BADBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BADBB3?

#BADBB3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 186, 219, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BADBB3?

#BADBB3 is RGB 186, 219, 179 — HSL 110°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 18%, 14%.

What colors go with #BADBB3?

Its complement is #D4B3DB; analogous partners are #CEDBB3 and #B3DBC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BADBB3 for text?

Black text on #BADBB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.