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#BCCDB2 — Light Dusty Green

#BCCDB2 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 #BCCDB2 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.

#BCCDB2 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 #C3B2CD; it also sits naturally between #C9CDB2 and #B2CDB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCCDB2 · RGB 188, 205, 178

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Color values

HEX#BCCDB2
RGB188, 205, 178
HSL98°, 21%, 75%
HSV98°, 13%, 80%
CMYK8%, 0%, 13%, 20%
XYZ50.61, 57.57, 50.56
Yxy57.57, 0.3188, 0.3627
CIE-Lab80.50, -10.69, 11.50
Hunter Lab75.87, -9.82, 9.83

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BCCDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BCCDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BCCDB2

.text { color: #BCCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #BCCDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 205, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(98, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 205, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 205, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCCDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCCDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCCDB2

#A9BF9C#96B087#83A271#71915F#607B51#4D6340#3C4D32#2B3824#1A2216#0A0C08

Tints of #BCCDB2

#C1D1B8#C6D5BE#CCD9C4#D1DDCB#D9E3D4#DFE7DA#E4EBE0#E9EFE6#EFF3EC#F4F7F3

Tones of #BCCDB2

#BCCBB4#BDC9B6#BDC7B8#BEC5BA#BEC3BB#BFC1BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C3B2CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.51:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCCDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCCDB2

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 #BCCDB2: ·

How #BCCDB2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C4B9Deuteranopia · #C2C1BATritanopia · #BDBEBF

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 #BCCDB2 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Palette E5e3c9
#E5E3C9 · #B4CFB0 · #94B49F · #789395
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8

Similar colors

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

#B8CFB3#B6CEB4#BDD2B6#C1D0B5#B4CFB0#B5CFB7#BFCBA8#BBD6B8#B9D4AA#B6C4B6#B6C7AA#BFD8AF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCCDB1  ·  #BCCDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCDB2?

#BCCDB2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 205, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCDB2?

#BCCDB2 is RGB 188, 205, 178 — HSL 98°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCCDB2?

Its complement is #C3B2CD; analogous partners are #C9CDB2 and #B2CDB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCDB2 for text?

Black text on #BCCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.