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BBCD96

#BBCD96 closest to Greenhorn

#BBCD96 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Greenhorn. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(187, 205, 150)). Its HSL value is 80° hue, 35% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 20% black. #BBCD96 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.29:1.

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Variations of #BBCD96

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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#BBCD96 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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#BBCD96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBCD96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1C698
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4C692
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CEC894
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1C698
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBC897
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFC7BE
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCCBAA
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C8BB

#BBCD96 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#BBCD96 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.29:1 Super#BBCD96 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBCD96 in CSS

/* Greenhorn */
.color { color: #BBCD96; }
.background { background-color: #BBCD96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBCD96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 205 150);
color: hsl(80 35% 70%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.076 122.8);

#BBCD96 FAQ

What color is #BBCD96?

#BBCD96 is a light, moderately saturated 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 #BBCD96?

#BBCD96 is rgb(187, 205, 150) in RGB, hsl(80, 35%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 0%, 27%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBCD96?

The complementary color of #BBCD96 is #A896CD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBCD96?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBCD96: 12.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBCD96 a warm or cool color?

#BBCD96 is a cool color.