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BBDB96

#BBDB96 closest to Basil Smash

#BBDB96 is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Basil Smash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 85.9% green and 58.8% blue (rgb(187, 219, 150)). Its HSL value is 88° hue, 49% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 14% black. #BBDB96 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.69:1.

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Variations of #BBDB96

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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#BBDB96 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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#BBDB96 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDB96 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDD099
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E2D291
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D494
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDD099
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4D498
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BED5C9
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBD9B0
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD3C4

#BBDB96 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.53:1 Very poor#BBDB96 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.69:1 Super#BBDB96 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDB96 in CSS

/* Basil Smash */
.color { color: #BBDB96; }
.background { background-color: #BBDB96; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDB96; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 219 150);
color: hsl(88 49% 72%);
color: oklch(0.851 0.098 128.5);

#BBDB96 FAQ

What color is #BBDB96?

#BBDB96 is a very 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 #BBDB96?

#BBDB96 is rgb(187, 219, 150) in RGB, hsl(88, 49%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDB96?

The complementary color of #BBDB96 is #B696DB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDB96?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDB96: 13.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDB96 a warm or cool color?

#BBDB96 is a cool color.