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#BBDF99 — Light Muted Green

#BBDF99 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 #BBDF99 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.

#BBDF99 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 #BE9ADF; it also sits naturally between #DEDF9A and #9ADF9B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BBDF99 · RGB 187, 223, 153

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Color values

HEX#BBDF99
RGB187, 223, 153
HSL91°, 52%, 74%
HSV91°, 31%, 87%
CMYK16%, 0%, 31%, 13%
XYZ52.63, 65.64, 40.03
Yxy65.64, 0.3325, 0.4146
CIE-Lab84.81, -23.95, 30.54
Hunter Lab81.02, -21.84, 23.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 87% · Blue 60%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 13%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BBDF99 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BBDF99 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BBDF99

.text { color: #BBDF99; }
.background { background-color: #BBDF99; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDF99; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 153); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 52%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDF99; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 153, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDF99; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 153, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDF99">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDF99">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDF99

#A9D77F#97CE64#85C549#73B238#629730#507C27#3F611F#2D4616#1C2B0D#0A1005

Tints of #BBDF99

#C1E2A2#C6E4AA#CEE8B5#D3EABD#D8EDC5#DDEFCD#E2F2D4#EAF5E0#EFF8E8#F5FAEF

Tones of #BBDF99

#BCDB9F#BCD5A4#BCD1A9#BCCBAE#BCC7B3#BDC1B8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BE9ADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.13:1 AAA

Best text color on #BBDF99: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDF99

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BBDF99: ·

How #BBDF99 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCBAADeuteranopia · #C9C6AETritanopia · #BDB7BA

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34AMaterial Lime 500 · #CDDC39

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BBDF99 rather than the exact color:

Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Gentle Ruby
#202734 · #36415A · #B7D894 · #E0F8C7
Palette F7a4a4
#F7A4A4 · #FEBE8C · #FFFBC1 · #B6E2A1
Palette Ff5555
#FF5555 · #FF937E · #C1E59F · #A3D78A
Palette A82323
#A82323 · #FEFFD3 · #BCD9A2 · #6D9E51
Palette F6f0d7
#F6F0D7 · #C5D89D · #9CAB84 · #89986D

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#BCE29E#B7D894#B6E2A1#C1E59F#BCD9A2#C5D89D#C1E2A4#C7DB9C#C5E898#B9E78E#C1EA9F#C1E0A6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BBDF98  ·  #BBDF9A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDF99?

#BBDF99 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 153). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDF99?

#BBDF99 is RGB 187, 223, 153 — HSL 91°, 52%, 74% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 31%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDF99?

Its complement is #BE9ADF; analogous partners are #DEDF9A and #9ADF9B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDF99 for text?

Black text on #BBDF99 has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.