Light green

#bbe8bc

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 soft. 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 #bbe8bc, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bbe8bc

RGB187, 232, 188

HSL121, 49%, 82%

HSV121, 19%, 91%

CMYK19%, 0%, 19%, 9%

Lab87.92, -22.81, 16.7

XYZ58.43, 71.91, 58.38

Decimal12314812

Web safe#ccffcc

Pantone351 C

Shades of light green

#9ede9f #81d483 #64cb66 #47c14a #39a83b #2f8b31 #256e27 #1b511d #123412 #081708

Tints of light green

#c6ecc7 #d1efd2 #dcf3dc #e1f5e2 #e7f7e7 #ecf9ec #f2faf2

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#e8bbe7 Analogous#d0e8bb Analogous#bbe8d3 Triadic#bcbbe8 Triadic#e8bcbb Split complementary#d3bbe8 Split complementary#e8bbd0

Light green in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 19, 0, 19, 9.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bbe8bc on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

19 0 19 9

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

21 4 21 15

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 #bbe8bc straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bbe8bc; }
.text { color: #bbe8bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbe8bc; }

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 #bbe8bc against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bbe8bc 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 #bbe8bc 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 #bbe8bc 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 #bbe8bc is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.