Palettes / Colors / #BBDE97

#BBDE97 — Light Muted Green

#BBDE97 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: palegreen (#98FB98) — not an exact match. CSS palegreen gives you #98FB98, a different color; use #BBDE97 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.

#BBDE97 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 #BA96DE; it also sits naturally between #DEDE96 and #96DE96. 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 59%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDE97

.text { color: #BBDE97; }
.background { background-color: #BBDE97; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDE97; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 222, 151); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(90, 52%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDE97; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 222, 151, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDE97; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 222, 151, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDE97">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDE97">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BA96DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDE97: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDE97

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 #BBDE97 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 #BBDE97 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

← #BBDE96  ·  #BBDE98 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDE97?

#BBDE97 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 222, 151). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDE97?

#BBDE97 is RGB 187, 222, 151 — HSL 90°, 52%, 73% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 32%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDE97?

Its complement is #BA96DE; analogous partners are #DEDE96 and #96DE96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDE97 for text?

Black text on #BBDE97 has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.