Palettes / Colors / #BBD69F

#BBD69F — Light Muted Green

#BBD69F 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 #BBD69F 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.

#BBD69F 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 #B99FD6; it also sits naturally between #D6D59F and #A0D69F. 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 84% · Blue 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD69F

.text { color: #BBD69F; }
.background { background-color: #BBD69F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD69F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 214, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 40%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD69F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 214, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD69F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 214, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD69F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD69F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B99FD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD69F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD69F

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 #BBD69F 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 #BBD69F 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

← #BBD69E  ·  #BBD6A0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD69F?

#BBD69F is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 214, 159). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD69F?

#BBD69F is RGB 187, 214, 159 — HSL 89°, 40%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 26%, 16%.

What colors go with #BBD69F?

Its complement is #B99FD6; analogous partners are #D6D59F and #A0D69F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD69F for text?

Black text on #BBD69F has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.