Information about #BBD8A6 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#BBD8A6 falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 216, 166) — 73.3% red, 84.7% green, 65.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 0 / 20 / 15. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BBD8A6 reads as a mildly saturated yellow-green and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Pixie Green (#BBCDA5). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Grey Green (#B7E1A1) and Sprout (#C1D7B0).

The recipe behind #BBD8A6 is rgb(187, 216, 166), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 13.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBD8A6 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BBD8A6 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBD8A6 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBD8A6 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBD8A6 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BBD8A6 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BBD8A6

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Light Grey Green color link
Light Grey Green

#B7E1A1

Sprout color link
Sprout

#C1D7B0

Madang color link
Madang

#B7E3A8

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Bob Duke Green color link
Bob Duke Green

#B7E5AC

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Light Moss Green color link
Light Moss Green

#ADDFAD

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Green Thumb color link
Green Thumb

#B5EAAA

Green Mist color link
Green Mist

#CBD3B0

Celadon color link
Celadon

#ACE1AF

#BBD8A6 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBD8A6
  • RGB187, 216, 166
  • CMYK11, 0, 20, 15
  • CSSrgb(187, 216, 166)
  • HSL95°, 39%, 75%
  • HSL Precise94.8°, 39.063%, 74.902%
  • HSV95°, 23%, 85%
  • HSB95°, 23%, 85%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.847, 0.651)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.847, 0.651, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.847, 0.651)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB65.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Chartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBD8A6
  • DECIMAL ID12310694
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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