Palettes / Colors / #BBC8AB

#BBC8AB — Light Dusty Green

#BBC8AB 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 #BBC8AB 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.

#BBC8AB 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 #B9ACC9; it also sits naturally between #C9C7AC and #ADC9AC. 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 78% · Blue 67%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC8AB

.text { color: #BBC8AB; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8AB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC8AB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 200, 171); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 21%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC8AB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 200, 171, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC8AB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 200, 171, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC8AB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC8AB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9ACC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC8AB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC8AB

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 #BBC8AB 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 #BBC8AB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBC8AB?

#BBC8AB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 200, 171). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC8AB?

#BBC8AB is RGB 187, 200, 171 — HSL 87°, 21%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 15%, 22%.

What colors go with #BBC8AB?

Its complement is #B9ACC9; analogous partners are #C9C7AC and #ADC9AC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC8AB for text?

Black text on #BBC8AB has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.