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#BBD5AA Color

#BBD5AA is rgb(187, 213, 170) in RGB, hsl(96, 34%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 16%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.35. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BBD5AA
HEX#BBD5AA
RGBrgb(187, 213, 170)
HSLhsl(96, 34%, 75%)
HSVhsv(96, 20%, 84%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 16%)
OKLCHoklch(84.2% 0.065 133.1)
LABlab(82.48% -14.80 18.31)
LCHlch(82.48% 23.54 128.96)

What #BBD5AA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BBD5AA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BBD5AA Channel Values

How #BBD5AA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 213 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 96° · S 34% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 96° · S 20% · V 84%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 16%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.59:1 vs white · 13.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BBD5AA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BBD5AA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BBD5AA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BBD5AA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #BBD5AA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BBD5AA.

How #BBD5AA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BBD5AA
Protanopia#D1D1AA
Protanomaly#C8D3AA
Deuteranopia#CDCDAB
Deuteranomaly#C6D0AB
Tritanopia#C1D0D0
Tritanomaly#BED2C2
Achromatopsia#CDCDCD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BBD5AA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bbd5aa: #BBD5AA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BBD5AA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bbd5aa': '#BBD5AA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.835, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_bbd5aa">#BBD5AA</color>
SVG fillfill="#BBD5AA"

More Green Colors

#BBD5AA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BBD5AA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BBD5AA?

#BBD5AA is a light green — rgb(187, 213, 170) in RGB and hsl(96, 34%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.35.

What is the RGB value of #BBD5AA?

#BBD5AA is rgb(187, 213, 170) — red 187, green 213, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BBD5AA?

#BBD5AA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 20%, 16%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BBD5AA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BBD5AA scores 1.59:1 against white and 13.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BBD5AA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BBD5AA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 12.75, which is visibly different.

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