Palettes / Colors / #BBECBE
#BBECBE — Pale Green
#BBECBE is a green color we call Pale 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 #BBECBE 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.
#BBECBE 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 #ECBBE9; it also sits naturally between #D0ECBB and #BBECD7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BBECBE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 187, 236, 190 |
| HSL | 124°, 56%, 83% |
| HSV | 124°, 21%, 93% |
| CMYK | 21%, 0%, 19%, 7% |
| XYZ | 59.78, 74.27, 59.90 |
| Yxy | 74.27, 0.3082, 0.3829 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.05, -24.41, 17.25 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.18, -22.75, 14.98 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 73% · Green 93% · Blue 75%
Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BBECBE
.text { color: #BBECBE; }
.background { background-color: #BBECBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBECBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 236, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(124, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBECBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 236, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBECBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 236, 190, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BBECBE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BBECBE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECBBE9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.85:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BBECBE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BBECBE
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 #BBECBE: ·
How #BBECBE 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 #BBECBE 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 #BBECBE?
#BBECBE is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 187, 236, 190). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BBECBE?
#BBECBE is RGB 187, 236, 190 — HSL 124°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 19%, 7%.
What colors go with #BBECBE?
Its complement is #ECBBE9; analogous partners are #D0ECBB and #BBECD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BBECBE for text?
Black text on #BBECBE has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.