Palettes / Colors / #BBDEC1

#BBDEC1 — Light Muted Green

#BBDEC1 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 #BBDEC1 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.

#BBDEC1 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 #DEBAD8; it also sits naturally between #C6DEBA and #BADED2. 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 76%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDEC1

.text { color: #BBDEC1; }
.background { background-color: #BBDEC1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDEC1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 222, 193); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(130, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDEC1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 222, 193, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDEC1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 222, 193, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDEC1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDEC1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDEC1

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEBAD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDEC1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDEC1

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 #BBDEC1 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 #BBDEC1 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

← #BBDEC0  ·  #BBDEC2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDEC1?

#BBDEC1 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 222, 193). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDEC1?

#BBDEC1 is RGB 187, 222, 193 — HSL 130°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 13%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDEC1?

Its complement is #DEBAD8; analogous partners are #C6DEBA and #BADED2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDEC1 for text?

Black text on #BBDEC1 has a contrast ratio of 14.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.