Palettes / Colors / #BBCBB9

#BBCBB9 — Light Dusty Green

#BBCBB9 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 #BBCBB9 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.

#BBCBB9 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 #C9B9CB; it also sits naturally between #C4CBB9 and #B9CBC0. 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 73%

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 #BBCBB9

.text { color: #BBCBB9; }
.background { background-color: #BBCBB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCBB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 203, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 15%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCBB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 203, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCBB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 203, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCBB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCBB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9B9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCBB9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCBB9

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 #BBCBB9 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 #BBCBB9 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

← #BBCBB8  ·  #BBCBBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCBB9?

#BBCBB9 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 203, 185). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCBB9?

#BBCBB9 is RGB 187, 203, 185 — HSL 113°, 15%, 76% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 9%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCBB9?

Its complement is #C9B9CB; analogous partners are #C4CBB9 and #B9CBC0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCBB9 for text?

Black text on #BBCBB9 has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.