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#BACEBB — Light Dusty Green

#BACEBB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BACEBB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BACEBB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEBACD; it also sits naturally between #C3CEBA and #BACEC5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BACEBB · RGB 186, 206, 187

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Color values

HEX#BACEBB
RGB186, 206, 187
HSL123°, 17%, 77%
HSV123°, 10%, 81%
CMYK10%, 0%, 9%, 19%
XYZ51.29, 58.17, 55.54
Yxy58.17, 0.3109, 0.3525
CIE-Lab80.83, -10.31, 7.15
Hunter Lab76.27, -9.51, 6.30

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BACEBB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BACEBB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BACEBB

.text { color: #BACEBB; }
.background { background-color: #BACEBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BACEBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(186, 206, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(123, 17%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BACEBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(186, 206, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BACEBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(186, 206, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BACEBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BACEBB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BACEBB

#A5C0A7#8EAF8F#79A07B#668F68#577A59#466247#374E38#283929#172118#080C09

Tints of #BACEBB

#C0D3C1#C6D7C7#CCDBCD#D2DFD3#D8E3D9#DBE6DC#E1EAE2#E7EEE7#EDF2ED#F3F7F3

Tones of #BACEBB

#BCCDBC#BDCBBE#BECABF#C0C8C1#C1C7C2#C3C6C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEBACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.63:1 AAA

Best text color on #BACEBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BACEBB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BACEBB: ·

How #BACEBB looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C3C3C0Deuteranopia · #C2C0C1Tritanopia · #BBC3C4

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BACEBB rather than the exact color:

Palette B6cbbd
#B6CBBD · #754E1A · #CBA35C · #F8E1B7
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette F6f6c9
#F6F6C9 · #BAD1C2 · #4FA095 · #153462
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B6CBBD#B5CFB7#BDD2B6#BAD1C2#B6CEB4#B8CFB3#BBD6B8#C1CFC0#C1D0B5#B2C8BA#B1D3B9#BAD8B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BACEBA  ·  #BACEBC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BACEBB?

#BACEBB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 186, 206, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BACEBB?

#BACEBB is RGB 186, 206, 187 — HSL 123°, 17%, 77% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #BACEBB?

Its complement is #CEBACD; analogous partners are #C3CEBA and #BACEC5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BACEBB for text?

Black text on #BACEBB has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.