Palettes / Colors / #BBDF9F

#BBDF9F — Light Muted Green

#BBDF9F is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PaleGreen (#98FB98). It belongs to the green family.

#BBDF9F 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 #C39FDF; it also sits naturally between #DBDF9F and #9FDFA4. 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 62%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 29% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDF9F

.text { color: #BBDF9F; }
.background { background-color: #BBDF9F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDF9F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 159); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(94, 50%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDF9F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 159, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDF9F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 159, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDF9F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDF9F">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BBDF9F

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C39FDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDF9F: #000000.

How #BBDF9F 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 #BBDF9F 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

← #BBDF9E  ·  #BBDFA0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDF9F?

#BBDF9F is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 159). Its closest standard named color is PaleGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDF9F?

#BBDF9F is RGB 187, 223, 159 — HSL 94°, 50%, 75% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 29%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDF9F?

Its complement is #C39FDF; analogous partners are #DBDF9F and #9FDFA4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDF9F for text?

Black text on #BBDF9F has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.