#BBDDA4 is a soft, temperate green. On the Color Lab it reads organic and grounded. It holds up as a large surface and is too pale to lead as a primary accent.
Not just a swatch — here's how #BBDDA4 works with other colors. Named schemes with #BBDDA4 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.
Celadon sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.
Celadon leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.
Celadon opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.
Celadon holds the warm center of this desert palette with sand and clay beside it, a muted-sage accent and a dark-brown anchor.
Celadon is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Celadon carrying the quiet middle.
How #BBDDA4 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.
Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #BBDDA4 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.
:root {
--color-base: #BBDDA4;
--color-base-rgb: 187 221 164;
--color-base-oklch: oklch(85.8% 0.085 133.0);
--color-50: #F7FBF3;
--color-100: #E9F5E1;
--color-200: #D2E9C4;
--color-300: #B2D59A;
--color-400: #91BF73;
--color-500: #72A352;
--color-600: #5B7E44;
--color-700: #445A35;
--color-800: #2E3C25;
--color-900: #1D2518;
--color-on-base: #141310;
}
// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
celadon: {
50: '#F7FBF3',
100: '#E9F5E1',
200: '#D2E9C4',
300: '#B2D59A',
400: '#91BF73',
500: '#72A352',
600: '#5B7E44',
700: '#445A35',
800: '#2E3C25',
900: '#1D2518',
},
}
$base: #BBDDA4; $base-ink: #141310; $base-50: #F7FBF3; $base-100: #E9F5E1; $base-200: #D2E9C4; $base-300: #B2D59A; $base-400: #91BF73; $base-500: #72A352; $base-600: #5B7E44; $base-700: #445A35; $base-800: #2E3C25; $base-900: #1D2518; $base-hover: #90C86A; $base-subtle: #EBF3E5;
{
"color": {
"base": {
"value": "#BBDDA4",
"type": "color"
},
"onBase": {
"value": "#141310",
"type": "color"
},
"scale": {
"50": {
"value": "#F7FBF3",
"type": "color"
},
"100": {
"value": "#E9F5E1",
"type": "color"
},
"200": {
"value": "#D2E9C4",
"type": "color"
},
"300": {
"value": "#B2D59A",
"type": "color"
},
"400": {
"value": "#91BF73",
"type": "color"
},
"500": {
"value": "#72A352",
"type": "color"
},
"600": {
"value": "#5B7E44",
"type": "color"
},
"700": {
"value": "#445A35",
"type": "color"
},
"800": {
"value": "#2E3C25",
"type": "color"
},
"900": {
"value": "#1D2518",
"type": "color"
}
}
}
}