Palettes / Colors / #BBE2BD

#BBE2BD — Light Muted Green

#BBE2BD is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BBE2BD 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 #E2BBE0; it also sits naturally between #CDE2BB and #BBE2D0. 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 89% · Blue 74%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBE2BD

.text { color: #BBE2BD; }
.background { background-color: #BBE2BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE2BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 226, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 40%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE2BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 226, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE2BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 226, 189, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BBE2BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE2BD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2BBE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBE2BD: #000000.

How #BBE2BD 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 #BBE2BD 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

← #BBE2BC  ·  #BBE2BE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBE2BD?

#BBE2BD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 226, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE2BD?

#BBE2BD is RGB 187, 226, 189 — HSL 123°, 40%, 81% — CMYK 17%, 0%, 16%, 11%.

What colors go with #BBE2BD?

Its complement is #E2BBE0; analogous partners are #CDE2BB and #BBE2D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBE2BD for text?

Black text on #BBE2BD has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.