Light green

#bbc3af

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Light green sits in the green range, light and muted. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #bbc3af, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbc3af

RGB187, 195, 175

HSL84, 14%, 73%

HSV84, 10%, 76%

CMYK4%, 0%, 10%, 24%

Lab77.69, -6.37, 9.1

XYZ47.75, 52.69, 48.21

Decimal12305327

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone5645 C

Shades of light green

#abb49c #9aa688 #8a9775 #788664 #677256 #565f47 #444c39 #33382a #21251c #10110d

Tints of light green

#c1c8b6 #c7cdbd #cdd3c4 #d3d8cb #d9ddd2 #dfe2d9 #eaede7 #f0f2ee #f6f7f5

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#b7afc3 Analogous#c3c1af Analogous#b1c3af Triadic#afbbc3 Triadic#c3afbb Split complementary#afb1c3 Split complementary#c1afc3

Light green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 10, 24.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbc3af on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 10 24

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 13 30

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #bbc3af straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbc3af; }
.text { color: #bbc3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc3af; }

How light green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bbc3af against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbc3af against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bbc3af sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light green? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bbc3af and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bbc3af is computed, not guessed. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.