Palettes / Colors / #BBDD9D

#BBDD9D — Light Muted Green

#BBDD9D 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 #BBDD9D 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.

#BBDD9D 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 #BF9DDD; it also sits naturally between #DADD9D and #9DDD9F. 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 87% · Blue 62%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDD9D

.text { color: #BBDD9D; }
.background { background-color: #BBDD9D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDD9D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 157); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(92, 48%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDD9D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 157, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDD9D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 157, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDD9D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDD9D">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BF9DDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDD9D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDD9D

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 #BBDD9D 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 #BBDD9D 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

← #BBDD9C  ·  #BBDD9E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDD9D?

#BBDD9D is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 157). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDD9D?

#BBDD9D is RGB 187, 221, 157 — HSL 92°, 48%, 74% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDD9D?

Its complement is #BF9DDD; analogous partners are #DADD9D and #9DDD9F. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDD9D for text?

Black text on #BBDD9D has a contrast ratio of 13.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.