Palettes / Colors / #BBDDA7

#BBDDA7 — Light Muted Green

#BBDDA7 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 #BBDDA7 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.

#BBDDA7 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 #C9A7DD; it also sits naturally between #D6DDA7 and #A7DDAE. 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 65%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 24% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDDA7

.text { color: #BBDDA7; }
.background { background-color: #BBDDA7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDDA7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 167); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 44%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDDA7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 167, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDDA7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 167, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDDA7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDDA7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C9A7DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDDA7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDDA7

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 #BBDDA7 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 #BBDDA7 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

← #BBDDA6  ·  #BBDDA8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDDA7?

#BBDDA7 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 167). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDDA7?

#BBDDA7 is RGB 187, 221, 167 — HSL 98°, 44%, 76% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 24%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDDA7?

Its complement is #C9A7DD; analogous partners are #D6DDA7 and #A7DDAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDDA7 for text?

Black text on #BBDDA7 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.