Information about #BBCB9D color

#BBCB9D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BBCB9D falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 203, 157) — 73.3% red, 79.6% green, 61.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 6 / 0 / 18 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BBCB9D is a moderately toned zesty chartreuse that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Slightly further away sit Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Gooseberry (#BFC298).

The recipe behind #BBCB9D is rgb(187, 203, 157), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BBCB9D: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BBCB9D color variations

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

#BBCB9D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BBCB9D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BBCB9D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BBCB9D 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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#BBCB9D 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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#9EBCCC
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#CC9EBC
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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 #BBCB9D

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Gooseberry color link
Gooseberry

#BFC298

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Old Medium Goldenrod color link
Old Medium Goldenrod

#CDCD96

Springtide Green color link
Springtide Green

#C8CB8E

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

Sisal color link
Sisal

#C5BAA0

Caraway color link
Caraway

#C7BFA8

#BBCB9D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BBCB9D
  • RGB187, 203, 157
  • CMYK6, 0, 18, 20
  • CSSrgb(187, 203, 157)
  • HSL81°, 31%, 71%
  • HSL Precise80.87°, 30.667%, 70.588%
  • HSV81°, 23%, 80%
  • HSB81°, 23%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.616
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.796, 0.616)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.796, 0.616, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.796, 0.616)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.6%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBBCB9D
  • DECIMAL ID12307357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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