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#BBDA97 closest to Basil Smash

#BBDA97 is a light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.5% green and 59.2% blue (rgb(187, 218, 151)). Its HSL value is 88° hue, 48% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 15% black. #BBDA97 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.59:1.

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Variations of #BBDA97

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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#BBDA97 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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#BBDA97 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDA97 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCCF9A
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1D193
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D395
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCCF9A
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3D399
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BED4C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBD8B0
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD2C4

#BBDA97 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.55:1 Very poor#BBDA97 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.59:1 Super#BBDA97 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDA97 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BBDA97; }
.background { background-color: #BBDA97; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDA97; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 218 151);
color: hsl(88 48% 72%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.095 128.4);

#BBDA97 FAQ

What color is #BBDA97?

#BBDA97 is a light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Basil Smash. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDA97?

#BBDA97 is rgb(187, 218, 151) in RGB, hsl(88, 48%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 31%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDA97?

The complementary color of #BBDA97 is #B697DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDA97?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDA97: 13.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDA97 a warm or cool color?

#BBDA97 is a cool color.