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#BBC896 closest to Greenhorn

#BBC896 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Greenhorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(187, 200, 150)). Its HSL value is 76° hue, 31% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 22% black. #BBC896 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.82:1.

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Variations of #BBC896

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBC896 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBC896 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC896 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDC298
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFC293
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAC494
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDC298
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C8C497
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0C3BB
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC6A8
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C2C2C2
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C0C4B8

#BBC896 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.78:1 Very poor#BBC896 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.82:1 Very good#BBC896 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC896 in CSS

/* Greenhorn */
.color { color: #BBC896; }
.background { background-color: #BBC896; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC896; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 150);
color: hsl(76 31% 69%);
color: oklch(0.810 0.069 119.8);

#BBC896 FAQ

What color is #BBC896?

#BBC896 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Greenhorn. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC896?

#BBC896 is rgb(187, 200, 150) in RGB, hsl(76, 31%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 25%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC896?

The complementary color of #BBC896 is #A396C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC896?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC896: 11.82:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC896 a warm or cool color?

#BBC896 is a cool color.