Palettes / Colors / #BBECBC

#BBECBC — Pale Green

#BBECBC is a green color we call Pale 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 #BBECBC 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.

#BBECBC 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 #ECBBEB; it also sits naturally between #D3ECBB and #BBECD4. 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 93% · Blue 74%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBECBC

.text { color: #BBECBC; }
.background { background-color: #BBECBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBECBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 236, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(121, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBECBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 236, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBECBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 236, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBBEB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBECBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBECBC

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 #BBECBC 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 #BBECBC 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

← #BBECBB  ·  #BBECBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBECBC?

#BBECBC is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 187, 236, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBECBC?

#BBECBC is RGB 187, 236, 188 — HSL 121°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 20%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBECBC?

Its complement is #ECBBEB; analogous partners are #D3ECBB and #BBECD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBECBC for text?

Black text on #BBECBC has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.