Palettes / Colors / #BBD272

#BBD272 — Muted Green

#BBD272 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 #BBD272 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.

#BBD272 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 #8A73D3; it also sits naturally between #D3B973 and #8DD373. 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 82% · Blue 45%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 46% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD272

.text { color: #BBD272; }
.background { background-color: #BBD272; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD272; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 210, 114); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 52%, 64%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD272; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 210, 114, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD272; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 210, 114, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD272">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD272">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A73D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD272: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD272

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 #BBD272 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 #BBD272 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 #BBD272?

#BBD272 is Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 210, 114). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD272?

#BBD272 is RGB 187, 210, 114 — HSL 74°, 52%, 64% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 46%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBD272?

Its complement is #8A73D3; analogous partners are #D3B973 and #8DD373. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD272 for text?

Black text on #BBD272 has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.