Palettes / Colors / #BBDA86

#BBDA86 — Light Muted Green

#BBDA86 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 #BBDA86 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.

#BBDA86 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 #A586DA; it also sits naturally between #DACF86 and #91DA86. 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 53%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 39% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDA86

.text { color: #BBDA86; }
.background { background-color: #BBDA86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDA86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 218, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(82, 53%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDA86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 218, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDA86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 218, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDA86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDA86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A586DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDA86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDA86

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 #BBDA86 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 #BBDA86 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDA86?

#BBDA86 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 218, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDA86?

#BBDA86 is RGB 187, 218, 134 — HSL 82°, 53%, 69% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 39%, 15%.

What colors go with #BBDA86?

Its complement is #A586DA; analogous partners are #DACF86 and #91DA86. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDA86 for text?

Black text on #BBDA86 has a contrast ratio of 13.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.