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#BBC8A9 closest to Bok Choy

#BBC8A9 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Bok Choy. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(187, 200, 169)). Its HSL value is 85° hue, 22% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 22% black. #BBC8A9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

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#BBC8A9 color conversion

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Variations of #BBC8A9

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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#BBC8A9 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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#BBC8A9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8A9 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 #CAC3AA
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC4A7
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C5A8
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CAC3AA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5C5AA
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDC5BF
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC7B4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C4BD

#BBC8A9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#BBC8A9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#BBC8A9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8A9 in CSS

/* Bok Choy */
.color { color: #BBC8A9; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8A9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8A9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 169);
color: hsl(85 22% 72%);
color: oklch(0.814 0.045 125.9);

#BBC8A9 FAQ

What color is #BBC8A9?

#BBC8A9 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Bok Choy. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8A9?

#BBC8A9 is rgb(187, 200, 169) in RGB, hsl(85, 22%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8A9?

The complementary color of #BBC8A9 is #B6A9C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8A9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8A9: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8A9 a warm or cool color?

#BBC8A9 is a cool color.