Palettes / Colors / #BBD28E

#BBD28E — Light Muted Green

#BBD28E is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

#BBD28E 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 #A58ED2; it also sits naturally between #D2C78E and #99D28E. 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 56%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 18%

Previews

CSS code for #BBD28E

.text { color: #BBD28E; }
.background { background-color: #BBD28E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD28E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 210, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(80, 43%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD28E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 210, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD28E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 210, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD28E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD28E">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBD28E

Tints of #BBD28E

Tones of #BBD28E

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A58ED2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD28E: #000000.

How #BBD28E 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 #BBD28E or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBD28D  ·  #BBD28F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD28E?

#BBD28E is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 210, 142). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD28E?

#BBD28E is RGB 187, 210, 142 — HSL 80°, 43%, 69% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 32%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBD28E?

Its complement is #A58ED2; analogous partners are #D2C78E and #99D28E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD28E for text?

Black text on #BBD28E has a contrast ratio of 12.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.