Palettes / Colors / #BBDFB9

#BBDFB9 — Light Muted Green

#BBDFB9 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BBDFB9 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 #DDB9DF; it also sits naturally between #CEDFB9 and #B9DFCA. 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 73%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBDFB9

.text { color: #BBDFB9; }
.background { background-color: #BBDFB9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBDFB9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 223, 185); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 37%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBDFB9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 223, 185, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBDFB9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 223, 185, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBDFB9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBDFB9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDB9DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBDFB9: #000000.

How #BBDFB9 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 #BBDFB9 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

← #BBDFB8  ·  #BBDFBA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBDFB9?

#BBDFB9 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 223, 185). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBDFB9?

#BBDFB9 is RGB 187, 223, 185 — HSL 117°, 37%, 80% — CMYK 16%, 0%, 17%, 13%.

What colors go with #BBDFB9?

Its complement is #DDB9DF; analogous partners are #CEDFB9 and #B9DFCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBDFB9 for text?

Black text on #BBDFB9 has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.