Palettes / Colors / #BBECDA

#BBECDA — Pale Green

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

#BBECDA is a cool 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 #ECBBCD; it also sits naturally between #BBECC2 and #BBE5EC. 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 85%

Cyan 21% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 8% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BBECDA

.text { color: #BBECDA; }
.background { background-color: #BBECDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BBECDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 236, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 56%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BBECDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 236, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BBECDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 236, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BBECDA

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Tones of #BBECDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECBBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BBECDA: #000000.

How #BBECDA 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 #BBECDA 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

← #BBECD9  ·  #BBECDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BBECDA?

#BBECDA is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 187, 236, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BBECDA?

#BBECDA is RGB 187, 236, 218 — HSL 158°, 56%, 83% — CMYK 21%, 0%, 8%, 7%.

What colors go with #BBECDA?

Its complement is #ECBBCD; analogous partners are #BBECC2 and #BBE5EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BBECDA for text?

Black text on #BBECDA has a contrast ratio of 16.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.