BBD8BE

#BBD8BE closest to Frosted Fir

#BBD8BE is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Frosted Fir. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 84.7% green and 74.5% blue (rgb(187, 216, 190)). Its HSL value is 126° hue, 27% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black. #BBD8BE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.68:1.

#BBD8BE color conversion

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Variations of #BBD8BE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BBD8BE 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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#BBD8BE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBD8BE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D4CFBF
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9D2BD
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D4BD
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D4CFBF
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDD2BF
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8D7D0
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D7C7
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD2CC

#BBD8BE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BBD8BE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.68:1 Super#BBD8BE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBD8BE in CSS

/* Frosted Fir */
.color { color: #BBD8BE; }
.background { background-color: #BBD8BE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBD8BE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 216 190);
color: hsl(126 27% 79%);
color: oklch(0.854 0.047 148.1);

#BBD8BE FAQ

What color is #BBD8BE?

#BBD8BE is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBD8BE?

#BBD8BE is rgb(187, 216, 190) in RGB, hsl(126, 27%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(13%, 0%, 12%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBD8BE?

The complementary color of #BBD8BE is #D8BBD5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBD8BE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBD8BE: 13.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBD8BE a warm or cool color?

#BBD8BE is a cool color.