Palettes / Colors / #BBC997

#BBC997 — Light Muted Green

#BBC997 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BBC997 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.

#BBC997 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 #A597C9; it also sits naturally between #C9BE97 and #A2C997. 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 79% · Blue 59%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBC997

.text { color: #BBC997; }
.background { background-color: #BBC997; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBC997; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 201, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(77, 32%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBC997; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 201, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBC997; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 201, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBC997">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBC997">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A597C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBC997: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBC997

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 #BBC997 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 #BBC997 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 #BBC997?

#BBC997 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 201, 151). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBC997?

#BBC997 is RGB 187, 201, 151 — HSL 77°, 32%, 69% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 25%, 21%.

What colors go with #BBC997?

Its complement is #A597C9; analogous partners are #C9BE97 and #A2C997. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBC997 for text?

Black text on #BBC997 has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.