Light green

#bbde99

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

This is Light green, a soft green at 90 degrees. 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 #bbde99, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbde99

RGB187, 222, 153

HSL90, 51%, 74%

HSV90, 31%, 87%

CMYK16%, 0%, 31%, 13%

Lab84.54, -23.47, 30.17

XYZ52.36, 65.11, 39.94

Decimal12312217

Web safe#cccc99

Pantone358 C

Shades of light green

#aad67f #98cd65 #87c54b #76b33a #659932 #547f29 #426521 #314b18 #203110 #0f1707

Tints of light green

#c1e1a2 #c7e4ab #cde7b4 #d3e9bc #d9ecc5 #deefce #e4f2d7 #eaf5e0 #f0f8e9 #f6fbf2

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#bc99de Analogous#dede99 Analogous#99de9a Triadic#99bbde Triadic#de99bb Split complementary#9a99de Split complementary#de99dd

Light green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 16, 0, 31, 13.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbde99 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 0 31 13

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 4 33 19

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 #bbde99 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbde99; }
.text { color: #bbde99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbde99; }

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 #bbde99 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbde99 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 #bbde99 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 #bbde99 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bbde99 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.