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#BBC8AE closest to Bok Choy

#BBC8AE 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 68.2% blue (rgb(187, 200, 174)). Its HSL value is 90° hue, 19% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black. #BBC8AE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.99:1.

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#BBC8AE color conversion

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Variations of #BBC8AE

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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#BBC8AE 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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#BBC8AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8AE 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 #C9C3AF
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBC4AD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7C5AD
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C9C3AF
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5C5AF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCC5C1
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC7B7
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C5BE

#BBC8AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#BBC8AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.99:1 Very good#BBC8AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8AE in CSS

/* Bok Choy */
.color { color: #BBC8AE; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 174);
color: hsl(90 19% 73%);
color: oklch(0.816 0.038 129.0);

#BBC8AE FAQ

What color is #BBC8AE?

#BBC8AE 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 #BBC8AE?

#BBC8AE is rgb(187, 200, 174) in RGB, hsl(90, 19%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 0%, 13%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8AE?

The complementary color of #BBC8AE is #BBAEC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8AE: 11.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8AE a warm or cool color?

#BBC8AE is a cool color.