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#BBD2A2 — Light Muted Green

#BBD2A2 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #BBD2A2 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.

#BBD2A2 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 #B9A2D2; it also sits naturally between #D2D1A2 and #A3D2A2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBD2A2 · RGB 187, 210, 162

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Color values

HEX#BBD2A2
RGB187, 210, 162
HSL89°, 35%, 73%
HSV89°, 23%, 82%
CMYK11%, 0%, 23%, 18%
XYZ50.06, 59.27, 42.98
Yxy59.27, 0.3287, 0.3891
CIE-Lab81.44, -16.20, 21.28
Hunter Lab76.98, -14.77, 17.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 82% · Blue 64%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 23% · Key 18%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBD2A2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBD2A2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBD2A2

.text { color: #BBD2A2; }
.background { background-color: #BBD2A2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD2A2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 210, 162); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 35%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD2A2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 210, 162, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD2A2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 210, 162, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD2A2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD2A2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBD2A2

#A9C78A#98BB72#86AF5A#749B4B#658641#536E35#405629#2E3E1E#1C2612#0A0E07

Tints of #BBD2A2

#C0D6A9#C8DBB3#CDDEBA#D2E1C1#D9E6CB#DEE9D2#E3EDD9#E8F0E0#F0F5EA#F5F8F1

Tones of #BBD2A2

#BBCFA5#BBCBA9#BBC8AC#BAC4B0#BAC1B3#BABEB7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B9A2D2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.63:1 Fails
Against black text12.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBD2A2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD2A2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBD2A2: ·

How #BBD2A2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C5C5AEDeuteranopia · #C4C2B0Tritanopia · #BCB7B9

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBD2A2 rather than the exact color:

Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Palette A82323
#A82323 · #FEFFD3 · #BCD9A2 · #6D9E51
Palette Faebe0
#FAEBE0 · #C9E4C5 · #B5CDA3 · #C1AC95
Palette 5a827e
#5A827E · #84AE92 · #B9D4AA · #FAFFCA
Palette Bfcba8
#BFCBA8 · #5B8A72 · #56776C · #464F41
Silent Harbor
#B7A593 · #BDC8A4 · #4D9E57 · #64A09C

Similar colors

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

#C1CFA1#BCD9A2#B5CDA3#B9D4AA#BFCBA8#BDC8A4#C2D099#B3D8A8#BAC7A7#C3CC9B#BEC6A0#C5D89D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBD2A1  ·  #BBD2A3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD2A2?

#BBD2A2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 210, 162). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD2A2?

#BBD2A2 is RGB 187, 210, 162 — HSL 89°, 35%, 73% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 23%, 18%.

What colors go with #BBD2A2?

Its complement is #B9A2D2; analogous partners are #D2D1A2 and #A3D2A2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD2A2 for text?

Black text on #BBD2A2 has a contrast ratio of 12.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.