Palettes / Colors / #BBBFAD

#BBBFAD — Light Dusty Green

#BBBFAD 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 #BBBFAD 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.

#BBBFAD 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 #B0ACBE; it also sits naturally between #BEB9AC and #B1BEAC. 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 75% · Blue 68%

Cyan 2% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBBFAD

.text { color: #BBBFAD; }
.background { background-color: #BBBFAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBBFAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 191, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(73, 12%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBBFAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 191, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBBFAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 191, 173, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0ACBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBBFAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBBFAD

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 #BBBFAD 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 #BBBFAD 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

← #BBBFAC  ·  #BBBFAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBBFAD?

#BBBFAD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 191, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBBFAD?

#BBBFAD is RGB 187, 191, 173 — HSL 73°, 12%, 71% — CMYK 2%, 0%, 9%, 25%.

What colors go with #BBBFAD?

Its complement is #B0ACBE; analogous partners are #BEB9AC and #B1BEAC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBBFAD for text?

Black text on #BBBFAD has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.88:1.