Palettes / Colors / #BBDB70

#BBDB70 — Green

#BBDB70 is a green color we call 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 #BBDB70 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.

#BBDB70 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9070DB; it also sits naturally between #DBC670 and #86DB70. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 86% · Blue 44%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 49% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDB70

.text { color: #BBDB70; }
.background { background-color: #BBDB70; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDB70; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 112); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 60%, 65%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDB70; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 112, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDB70; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 112, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDB70">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDB70">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDB70

Tints of #BBDB70

Tones of #BBDB70

Color harmonies

Complementary — #9070DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDB70: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDB70

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 #BBDB70 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 #BBDB70 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

← #BBDB6F  ·  #BBDB71 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDB70?

#BBDB70 is Green, a green color (RGB 187, 219, 112). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDB70?

#BBDB70 is RGB 187, 219, 112 — HSL 78°, 60%, 65% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 49%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDB70?

Its complement is #9070DB; analogous partners are #DBC670 and #86DB70. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDB70 for text?

Black text on #BBDB70 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.