Palettes / Colors / #BBD77D

#BBD77D — Light Muted Green

#BBD77D is a green color we call Light 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 #BBD77D 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.

#BBD77D 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 #9A7ED7; it also sits naturally between #D7C77E and #8FD77E. 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 49%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 42% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD77D

.text { color: #BBD77D; }
.background { background-color: #BBD77D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD77D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 215, 125); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(79, 53%, 67%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD77D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 215, 125, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD77D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 215, 125, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD77D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD77D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9A7ED7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD77D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD77D

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 #BBD77D 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 #BBD77D 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

← #BBD77C  ·  #BBD77E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD77D?

#BBD77D is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 215, 125). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD77D?

#BBD77D is RGB 187, 215, 125 — HSL 79°, 53%, 67% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 42%, 16%.

What colors go with #BBD77D?

Its complement is #9A7ED7; analogous partners are #D7C77E and #8FD77E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD77D for text?

Black text on #BBD77D has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.