Palettes / Colors / #BBE8CA
#BBE8CA — Pale Muted Green
#BBE8CA is a green color we call Pale Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BBE8CA 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.
#BBE8CA 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 #E8BBD9; it also sits naturally between #C2E8BB and #BBE8E0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBE8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 232, 202 |
| HSL | 140°, 49%, 82% |
| HSV | 140°, 19%, 91% |
| CMYK | 19%, 0%, 13%, 9% |
| XYZ | 60.01, 72.54, 66.72 |
| Yxy | 72.54, 0.3012, 0.3640 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.23, -20.32, 9.83 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.17, -19.03, 8.87 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 91% · Blue 79%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 9%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBE8CA
.text { color: #BBE8CA; }
.background { background-color: #BBE8CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBE8CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 232, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 49%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBE8CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 232, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBE8CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 232, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBE8CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBE8CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E8BBD9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.35:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBE8CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBE8CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BBE8CA: ·
How #BBE8CA 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 #BBE8CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BBE8CA?
#BBE8CA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 187, 232, 202). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBE8CA?
#BBE8CA is RGB 187, 232, 202 — HSL 140°, 49%, 82% — CMYK 19%, 0%, 13%, 9%.
What colors go with #BBE8CA?
Its complement is #E8BBD9; analogous partners are #C2E8BB and #BBE8E0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBE8CA for text?
Black text on #BBE8CA has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.