Palettes / Colors / #BBD89D

#BBD89D — Light Muted Green

#BBD89D 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 #BBD89D 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.

#BBD89D 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 #B99DD8; it also sits naturally between #D8D79D and #9ED89D. 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 85% · Blue 62%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBD89D

.text { color: #BBD89D; }
.background { background-color: #BBD89D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBD89D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 216, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 43%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBD89D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 216, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBD89D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 216, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBD89D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBD89D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B99DD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBD89D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBD89D

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 #BBD89D 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 #BBD89D 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

← #BBD89C  ·  #BBD89E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBD89D?

#BBD89D is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 216, 157). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBD89D?

#BBD89D is RGB 187, 216, 157 — HSL 89°, 43%, 73% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 27%, 15%.

What colors go with #BBD89D?

Its complement is #B99DD8; analogous partners are #D8D79D and #9ED89D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBD89D for text?

Black text on #BBD89D has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.