Palettes / Colors / #BBECCB

#BBECCB — Pale Green

#BBECCB is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

#BBECCB 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 #ECBBDC; it also sits naturally between #C3ECBB and #BBECE4. 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 80%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBECCB

.text { color: #BBECCB; }
.background { background-color: #BBECCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBECCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 236, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(140, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBECCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 236, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBECCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 236, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBECCB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBECCB: #000000.

How #BBECCB 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 #BBECCB 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

← #BBECCA  ·  #BBECCC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBECCB?

#BBECCB is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 187, 236, 203). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBECCB?

#BBECCB is RGB 187, 236, 203 — HSL 140°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 14%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBECCB?

Its complement is #ECBBDC; analogous partners are #C3ECBB and #BBECE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBECCB for text?

Black text on #BBECCB has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.