Palettes / Colors / #BBDDBD

#BBDDBD — Light Muted Green

#BBDDBD 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 #BBDDBD 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.

#BBDDBD 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 #DDBBDB; it also sits naturally between #CADDBB and #BBDDCE. 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 74%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDDBD

.text { color: #BBDDBD; }
.background { background-color: #BBDDBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDDBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 221, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 33%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDDBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 221, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDDBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 221, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDBBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDDBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDDBD

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 #BBDDBD 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 #BBDDBD 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

← #BBDDBC  ·  #BBDDBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDDBD?

#BBDDBD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 221, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDDBD?

#BBDDBD is RGB 187, 221, 189 — HSL 124°, 33%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDDBD?

Its complement is #DDBBDB; analogous partners are #CADDBB and #BBDDCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDDBD for text?

Black text on #BBDDBD has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.