Palettes / Colors / #BBCD7F

#BBCD7F — Muted Green

#BBCD7F is a green color we call Muted Green, closest to the named color DarkKhaki (#BDB76B). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkkhaki (#BDB76B) — not an exact match. CSS darkkhaki gives you #BDB76B, a different color; use #BBCD7F 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.

#BBCD7F 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 #917ECD; it also sits naturally between #CDB87E and #93CD7E. 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 50%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 38% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCD7F

.text { color: #BBCD7F; }
.background { background-color: #BBCD7F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCD7F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 205, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 44%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCD7F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 205, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCD7F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 205, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCD7F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCD7F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #917ECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCD7F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCD7F

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 #BBCD7F 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 #BBCD7F 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

← #BBCD7E  ·  #BBCD80 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCD7F?

#BBCD7F is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 205, 127). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCD7F?

#BBCD7F is RGB 187, 205, 127 — HSL 74°, 44%, 65% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 38%, 20%.

What colors go with #BBCD7F?

Its complement is #917ECD; analogous partners are #CDB87E and #93CD7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCD7F for text?

Black text on #BBCD7F has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.