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#BBCB99 closest to Greenhorn

#BBCB99 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 60.0% blue (rgb(187, 203, 153)). Its HSL value is 79° hue, 32% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black. #BBCB99 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.12:1.

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Variations of #BBCB99

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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#BBCB99 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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#BBCB99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCB99 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 #CFC59B
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1C596
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCC697
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CFC59B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C9C79A
  • Tritanopia 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFC6BE
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC9AB
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C6BB

#BBCB99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#BBCB99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.12:1 Super#BBCB99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCB99 in CSS

/* Greenhorn */
.color { color: #BBCB99; }
.background { background-color: #BBCB99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCB99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 203 153);
color: hsl(79 32% 70%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.070 122.4);

#BBCB99 FAQ

What color is #BBCB99?

#BBCB99 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 #BBCB99?

#BBCB99 is rgb(187, 203, 153) in RGB, hsl(79, 32%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 25%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCB99?

The complementary color of #BBCB99 is #A999CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCB99?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCB99: 12.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCB99 a warm or cool color?

#BBCB99 is a cool color.