Palettes / Colors / #BBD79B

#BBD79B — Light Muted Green

#BBD79B 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 #BBD79B 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.

#BBD79B 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 #B89DD8; it also sits naturally between #D8D69D and #9FD89D. 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 61%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD79B

.text { color: #BBD79B; }
.background { background-color: #BBD79B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD79B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 215, 155); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(88, 43%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD79B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 215, 155, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD79B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 215, 155, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD79B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD79B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B89DD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD79B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD79B

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 #BBD79B 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 #BBD79B 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

← #BBD79A  ·  #BBD79C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD79B?

#BBD79B is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 215, 155). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD79B?

#BBD79B is RGB 187, 215, 155 — HSL 88°, 43%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 28%, 16%.

What colors go with #BBD79B?

Its complement is #B89DD8; analogous partners are #D8D69D and #9FD89D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD79B for text?

Black text on #BBD79B has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.