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BBDEC9

#BBDEC9 closest to Jade Sea

#BBDEC9 is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Jade Sea. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green and 78.8% blue (rgb(187, 222, 201)). Its HSL value is 144° hue, 35% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 13% black. #BBDEC9 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.40:1.

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Variations of #BBDEC9

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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#BBDEC9 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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#BBDEC9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBDEC9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7D4CA
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDD8C8
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5D9C9
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7D4CA
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CFD7CA
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5DED8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DED0
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD8D3

#BBDEC9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BBDEC9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.40:1 Super#BBDEC9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBDEC9 in CSS

/* Jade Sea */
.color { color: #BBDEC9; }
.background { background-color: #BBDEC9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBDEC9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 222 201);
color: hsl(144 35% 80%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.047 158.9);

#BBDEC9 FAQ

What color is #BBDEC9?

#BBDEC9 is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Jade Sea. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBDEC9?

#BBDEC9 is rgb(187, 222, 201) in RGB, hsl(144, 35%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBDEC9?

The complementary color of #BBDEC9 is #DEBBD0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBDEC9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBDEC9: 14.40:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBDEC9 a warm or cool color?

#BBDEC9 is a cool color.