Palettes / Colors / #BBDFA3

#BBDFA3 — Light Muted Green

#BBDFA3 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 #BBDFA3 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.

#BBDFA3 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 #C8A4DF; it also sits naturally between #D9DFA4 and #A4DFAA. 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 64%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 27% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDFA3

.text { color: #BBDFA3; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDFA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 48%, 76%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDFA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDFA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDFA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDFA3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C8A4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDFA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBDFA3

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 #BBDFA3 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 #BBDFA3 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

← #BBDFA2  ·  #BBDFA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDFA3?

#BBDFA3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 163). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDFA3?

#BBDFA3 is RGB 187, 223, 163 — HSL 96°, 48%, 76% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 27%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDFA3?

Its complement is #C8A4DF; analogous partners are #D9DFA4 and #A4DFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDFA3 for text?

Black text on #BBDFA3 has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.