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#BBC8A5 closest to Seedling

#BBC8A5 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Seedling. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 64.7% blue (rgb(187, 200, 165)). Its HSL value is 82° hue, 24% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 22% black. #BBC8A5 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.92:1.

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Variations of #BBC8A5

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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#BBC8A5 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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#BBC8A5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8A5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CAC3A6
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC3A3
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C5A4
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAC3A6
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C6C5A6
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEC4BE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC7B1
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C4BC

#BBC8A5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#BBC8A5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.92:1 Very good#BBC8A5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8A5 in CSS

/* Seedling */
.color { color: #BBC8A5; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8A5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8A5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 165);
color: hsl(82 24% 72%);
color: oklch(0.813 0.050 124.1);

#BBC8A5 FAQ

What color is #BBC8A5?

#BBC8A5 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Seedling. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8A5?

#BBC8A5 is rgb(187, 200, 165) in RGB, hsl(82, 24%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8A5?

The complementary color of #BBC8A5 is #B2A5C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8A5?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8A5: 11.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8A5 a warm or cool color?

#BBC8A5 is a cool color.