Palettes / Colors / #BBCBB8

#BBCBB8 — Light Dusty Green

#BBCBB8 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 #BBCBB8 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.

#BBCBB8 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 #C8B9CB; it also sits naturally between #C5CBB9 and #B9CBBF. 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 72%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCBB8

.text { color: #BBCBB8; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBB8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCBB8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 184); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 15%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCBB8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 184, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCBB8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 184, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCBB8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCBB8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8B9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCBB8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCBB8

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 #BBCBB8 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 #BBCBB8 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

← #BBCBB7  ·  #BBCBB9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCBB8?

#BBCBB8 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 203, 184). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCBB8?

#BBCBB8 is RGB 187, 203, 184 — HSL 111°, 15%, 76% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 9%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCBB8?

Its complement is #C8B9CB; analogous partners are #C5CBB9 and #B9CBBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCBB8 for text?

Black text on #BBCBB8 has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.