Palettes / Colors / #BBBFA6
#BBBFA6 — Light Dusty Green
#BBBFA6 is a green color we call Light Dusty 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 #BBBFA6 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.
#BBBFA6 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.
Its strongest partner is its complement #AAA6BF; it also sits naturally between #BFB7A6 and #AEBFA6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBBFA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 191, 166 |
| HSL | 70°, 16%, 70% |
| HSV | 70°, 13%, 75% |
| CMYK | 2%, 0%, 13%, 25% |
| XYZ | 46.01, 50.58, 43.41 |
| Yxy | 50.58, 0.3286, 0.3613 |
| CIE-Lab | 76.42, -5.79, 12.15 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.12, -5.27, 10.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 75% · Blue 65%
Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 25%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBBFA6
.text { color: #BBBFA6; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 191, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(70, 16%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 191, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 191, 166, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBBFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBBFA6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BBBFA6
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Tones of #BBBFA6
Color harmonies
Complementary — #AAA6BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.89:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 11.12:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBBFA6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBFA6
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBBFA6: ·
How #BBBFA6 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 #BBBFA6 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBBFA6?
#BBBFA6 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 191, 166). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBFA6?
#BBBFA6 is RGB 187, 191, 166 — HSL 70°, 16%, 70% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 13%, 25%.
What colors go with #BBBFA6?
Its complement is #AAA6BF; analogous partners are #BFB7A6 and #AEBFA6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBBFA6 for text?
Black text on #BBBFA6 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.