Palettes / Colors / #BBDEBA
#BBDEBA — Light Muted Green
#BBDEBA is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#BBDEBA 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 #DDBADE; it also sits naturally between #CDDEBA and #BADECB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBDEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 222, 186 |
| HSL | 118°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 118°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 16%, 0%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.48, 66.35, 56.34 |
| Yxy | 66.35, 0.3114, 0.3724 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.18, -18.24, 13.88 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.46, -16.89, 12.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBDEBA
.text { color: #BBDEBA; }
.background { background-color: #BBDEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 222, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 222, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 222, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBDEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDEBA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DDBADE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBDEBA: #000000.
How #BBDEBA 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 #BBDEBA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBDEBA?
#BBDEBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 222, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDEBA?
#BBDEBA is RGB 187, 222, 186 — HSL 118°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #BBDEBA?
Its complement is #DDBADE; analogous partners are #CDDEBA and #BADECB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBDEBA for text?
Black text on #BBDEBA has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.