Close to Cambridge Blue
#BBC8AE
#BBC8AE is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 90°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBC8AE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.75:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBC8AE as they’d see it.
#BBC8AE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BBC8AE
What color is #BBC8AE?
#BBC8AE is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 90°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBC8AE in RGB?
#BBC8AE is rgb(187, 200, 174): 187 red, 200 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBC8AE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 0, 13, 22). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBC8AE?
PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBC8AE?
Its complement #CCBFD9 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.