Close to Cambridge Blue
#BBCDB0
#BBCDB0 is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BBCDB0.
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
1.68:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.47:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.68:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.47:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BBCDB0 as they’d see it.
#BBCDB0 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 #BBCDB0
What color is #BBCDB0?
#BBCDB0 is a light, muted green, close to the color Cambridge Blue. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 80.4% green, and 69% blue. Its hue is 97°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BBCDB0 in RGB?
#BBCDB0 is rgb(187, 205, 176): 187 red, 205 green, and 176 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BBCDB0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(9, 0, 14, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BBCDB0?
PANTONE 7485 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BBCDB0?
Its complement #D3C1DE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.