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#BBFACE closest to Smell the Mint

#BBFACE is a very light, moderately saturated green; the closest named color is Smell the Mint. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 98.0% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(187, 250, 206)). Its HSL value is 138° hue, 86% saturation and 86% lightness, and in CMYK it is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 2% black. #BBFACE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.68:1.

#BBFACE color conversion

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Variations of #BBFACE

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #EFE9D0
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #FAF0CC
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBF2CD
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EFE9D0
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E2EFD0
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1F8ED
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6F9DD
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EBEBEB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #E1EFE5

#BBFACE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.19:1 Very poor#BBFACE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.68:1 Super#BBFACE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBFACE in CSS

/* Smell the Mint */
.color { color: #BBFACE; }
.background { background-color: #BBFACE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBFACE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 250 206);
color: hsl(138 86% 86%);
color: oklch(0.931 0.087 154.0);

#BBFACE FAQ

What color is #BBFACE?

#BBFACE is a very light, moderately saturated green. Its closest named color is Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BBFACE?

#BBFACE is rgb(187, 250, 206) in RGB, hsl(138, 86%, 86%) in HSL and cmyk(25%, 0%, 18%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBFACE?

The complementary color of #BBFACE is #FABBE7, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBFACE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBFACE: 17.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBFACE a warm or cool color?

#BBFACE is a cool color.