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#BBDBB2 — Light Muted Green

#BBDBB2 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 #BBDBB2 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.

#BBDBB2 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2B3DB; it also sits naturally between #D0DBB3 and #B3DBBE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBDBB2 · RGB 187, 219, 178

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Color values

HEX#BBDBB2
RGB187, 219, 178
HSL107°, 36%, 78%
HSV107°, 19%, 86%
CMYK15%, 0%, 19%, 14%
XYZ53.86, 64.44, 51.72
Yxy64.44, 0.3168, 0.3790
CIE-Lab84.20, -18.12, 16.70
Hunter Lab80.28, -16.69, 14.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 86% · Blue 70%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBDBB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBDBB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBDBB2

.text { color: #BBDBB2; }
.background { background-color: #BBDBB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDBB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 219, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(107, 36%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDBB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 219, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDBB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 219, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDBB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDBB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDBB2

#A6D09A#8DC37F#78B766#61A64E#538E43#457637#355A2A#27421F#162612#080E07

Tints of #BBDBB2

#C2DEBA#C8E2C1#CBE3C4#D1E7CB#D7EAD2#DDEDD9#E3F0E0#E6F2E3#EDF5EA#F3F8F1

Tones of #BBDBB2

#BDD8B6#BFD5B8#C0D3BB#C2CFBE#C4CDC1#C5CAC4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2B3DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBDBB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDBB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBDBB2: ·

How #BBDBB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C9C9BCDeuteranopia · #C7C5BETritanopia · #BDC4C5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBDBB2 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bad8b6
#BAD8B6 · #E1EACD · #F9F6E6 · #8D77AB
Palette E1f0da
#E1F0DA · #D4E7C5 · #BFD8AF · #99BC85
Scarlet Zephyr
#9530A0 · #C66AD2 · #66CE5B · #BBE2B4
Palette Bbd6b8
#BBD6B8 · #AEC2B6 · #94AF9F · #DBE4C6
Palette A0c49d
#A0C49D · #C4D7B2 · #E1ECC8 · #F7FFE5
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BAD8B6#BFD8AF#BBE2B4#BBD6B8#C4D7B2#BDD2B6#B9D4AA#B1DDB6#B1D7B4#B7E5B4#B0D9B1#B4E3B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBDBB1  ·  #BBDBB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDBB2?

#BBDBB2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 219, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDBB2?

#BBDBB2 is RGB 187, 219, 178 — HSL 107°, 36%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #BBDBB2?

Its complement is #D2B3DB; analogous partners are #D0DBB3 and #B3DBBE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDBB2 for text?

Black text on #BBDBB2 has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.