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#BBCB97 closest to Greenhorn

#BBCB97 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Greenhorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 79.6% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(187, 203, 151)). Its HSL value is 78° hue, 33% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 20% black. #BBCB97 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.10:1.

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Variations of #BBCB97

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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#BBCB97 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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#BBCB97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCB97 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 #CFC599
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C594
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC695
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFC599
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9C798
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFC6BD
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC9AA
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C6BA

#BBCB97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.74:1 Very poor#BBCB97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.10:1 Super#BBCB97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCB97 in CSS

/* Greenhorn */
.color { color: #BBCB97; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCB97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 151);
color: hsl(78 33% 69%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.072 121.9);

#BBCB97 FAQ

What color is #BBCB97?

#BBCB97 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 #BBCB97?

#BBCB97 is rgb(187, 203, 151) in RGB, hsl(78, 33%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 26%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCB97?

The complementary color of #BBCB97 is #A797CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCB97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCB97: 12.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCB97 a warm or cool color?

#BBCB97 is a cool color.