Palettes / Colors / #BBDB86

#BBDB86 — Light Muted Green

#BBDB86 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 #BBDB86 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.

#BBDB86 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 #A685DB; it also sits naturally between #DBD185 and #8FDB85. 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 86% · Blue 53%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDB86

.text { color: #BBDB86; }
.background { background-color: #BBDB86; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDB86; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 134); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(83, 54%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDB86; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 134, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDB86; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 134, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDB86">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDB86">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A685DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDB86: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDB86

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 #BBDB86 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 #BBDB86 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

← #BBDB85  ·  #BBDB87 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDB86?

#BBDB86 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 219, 134). Its closest standard named color is DarkKhaki.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDB86?

#BBDB86 is RGB 187, 219, 134 — HSL 83°, 54%, 69% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 39%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDB86?

Its complement is #A685DB; analogous partners are #DBD185 and #8FDB85. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDB86 for text?

Black text on #BBDB86 has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.