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#BBDED1

#BBDED1 is a very light, muted green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 82% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBDED1 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BBDED1
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BBDED1

What color is #BBDED1?

#BBDED1 is a very light, muted green, close to the color Opal. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 87.1% green, and 82% blue. Its hue is 158°, with 35% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BBDED1 in RGB?

#BBDED1 is rgb(187, 222, 209): 187 red, 222 green, and 209 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BBDED1 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(16, 0, 6, 13). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BBDED1?

PANTONE 317 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BBDED1?

Its complement #F0CDDA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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