Palettes / Colors / #BBD3BD

#BBD3BD — Light Dusty Green

#BBD3BD is a green color we call Light Dusty 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 #BBD3BD 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.

#BBD3BD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D3BBD1; it also sits naturally between #C5D3BB and #BBD3C9. 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 83% · Blue 74%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD3BD

.text { color: #BBD3BD; }
.background { background-color: #BBD3BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD3BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 211, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(125, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD3BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 211, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD3BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 211, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD3BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD3BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3BBD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD3BD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD3BD

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 #BBD3BD 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 #BBD3BD 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

← #BBD3BC  ·  #BBD3BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD3BD?

#BBD3BD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 187, 211, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD3BD?

#BBD3BD is RGB 187, 211, 189 — HSL 125°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 10%, 17%.

What colors go with #BBD3BD?

Its complement is #D3BBD1; analogous partners are #C5D3BB and #BBD3C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD3BD for text?

Black text on #BBD3BD has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.