Palettes / Colors / #BBCB9E

#BBCB9E — Light Dusty Green

#BBCB9E 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 #BBCB9E 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.

#BBCB9E 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 #AE9FCB; it also sits naturally between #CBC59F and #A6CB9F. 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 80% · Blue 62%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCB9E

.text { color: #BBCB9E; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB9E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCB9E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 158); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(81, 30%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCB9E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 158, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCB9E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 158, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCB9E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCB9E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AE9FCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCB9E: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCB9E

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 #BBCB9E 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 #BBCB9E 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

← #BBCB9D  ·  #BBCB9F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCB9E?

#BBCB9E is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 203, 158). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCB9E?

#BBCB9E is RGB 187, 203, 158 — HSL 81°, 30%, 71% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 22%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCB9E?

Its complement is #AE9FCB; analogous partners are #CBC59F and #A6CB9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCB9E for text?

Black text on #BBCB9E has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.