Light green

#bbc8be

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 grey. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #bbc8be, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbc8be

RGB187, 200, 190

HSL134, 11%, 76%

HSV134, 7%, 78%

CMYK7%, 0%, 5%, 22%

Lab79.38, -6.31, 3.46

XYZ50.44, 55.59, 56.79

Decimal12306622

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5585 C

Shades of light green

#a7b8ab #94a898 #809885 #6d8773 #5d7362 #4d6052 #3d4c41 #2e3830 #1e251f #0e110e

Tints of light green

#c1cdc4 #c7d1c9 #ccd6cf #d2dbd4 #d8e0da #dee4df #e4e9e5 #eaeeea #eff2f0 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#c8bbc5 Analogous#bec8bb Analogous#bbc8c5 Triadic#bebbc8 Triadic#c8bebb Split complementary#c5bbc8 Split complementary#c8bbbe

Light green in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 7, 0, 5, 22.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbc8be on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

7 0 5 22

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 4 9 28

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #bbc8be straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbc8be; }
.text { color: #bbc8be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc8be; }

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 #bbc8be against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbc8be against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bbc8be 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bbc8be 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

Here is how the numbers for #bbc8be are worked out. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.