Palettes / Colors / #BBCAA9

#BBCAA9 — Light Dusty Green

#BBCAA9 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 #BBCAA9 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.

#BBCAA9 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 #B8AACB; it also sits naturally between #CBC9AA and #ABCBAA. 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 66%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCAA9

.text { color: #BBCAA9; }
.background { background-color: #BBCAA9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCAA9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 202, 169); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 24%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCAA9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 202, 169, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCAA9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 202, 169, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCAA9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCAA9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8AACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCAA9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCAA9

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 #BBCAA9 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 #BBCAA9 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

← #BBCAA8  ·  #BBCAAA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCAA9?

#BBCAA9 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 202, 169). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCAA9?

#BBCAA9 is RGB 187, 202, 169 — HSL 87°, 24%, 73% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 16%, 21%.

What colors go with #BBCAA9?

Its complement is #B8AACB; analogous partners are #CBC9AA and #ABCBAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCAA9 for text?

Black text on #BBCAA9 has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.