Palettes / Colors / #BBDB94

#BBDB94 — Light Muted Green

#BBDB94 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BBDB94 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.

#BBDB94 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 #B494DB; it also sits naturally between #DBD894 and #97DB94. 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 58%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDB94

.text { color: #BBDB94; }
.background { background-color: #BBDB94; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDB94; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 148); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 50%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDB94; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 148, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDB94; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 148, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDB94">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDB94">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B494DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDB94: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDB94

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 #BBDB94 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 #BBDB94 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

← #BBDB93  ·  #BBDB95 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDB94?

#BBDB94 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 219, 148). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDB94?

#BBDB94 is RGB 187, 219, 148 — HSL 87°, 50%, 72% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 32%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDB94?

Its complement is #B494DB; analogous partners are #DBD894 and #97DB94. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDB94 for text?

Black text on #BBDB94 has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.