Palettes / Colors / #BBCF83

#BBCF83 — Light Muted Green

#BBCF83 is a green color we call Light 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 #BBCF83 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.

#BBCF83 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 #9682CE; it also sits naturally between #CEBD82 and #94CE82. 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 81% · Blue 51%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 37% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBCF83

.text { color: #BBCF83; }
.background { background-color: #BBCF83; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBCF83; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 207, 131); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 44%, 66%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBCF83; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 207, 131, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBCF83; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 207, 131, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBCF83">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBCF83">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9682CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBCF83: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBCF83

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 #BBCF83 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 #BBCF83 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBCF83?

#BBCF83 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 207, 131). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBCF83?

#BBCF83 is RGB 187, 207, 131 — HSL 76°, 44%, 66% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 37%, 19%.

What colors go with #BBCF83?

Its complement is #9682CE; analogous partners are #CEBD82 and #94CE82. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBCF83 for text?

Black text on #BBCF83 has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.