Palettes / Colors / #BCCBB3

#BCCBB3 — Light Dusty Green

#BCCBB3 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BCCBB3 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 #C2B3CB; it also sits naturally between #C9CBB3 and #B3CBB6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCCBB3

.text { color: #BCCBB3; }
.background { background-color: #BCCBB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCBB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 203, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(97, 19%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCBB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 203, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCBB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 203, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCCBB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCCBB3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2B3CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCCBB3: #000000.

How #BCCBB3 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCCBB3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCCBB2  ·  #BCCBB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCBB3?

#BCCBB3 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 203, 179). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCBB3?

#BCCBB3 is RGB 188, 203, 179 — HSL 97°, 19%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 12%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCCBB3?

Its complement is #C2B3CB; analogous partners are #C9CBB3 and #B3CBB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCBB3 for text?

Black text on #BCCBB3 has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.