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#BCCDBF — Light Dusty Green

#BCCDBF 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 #BCCDBF 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.

#BCCDBF 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 #CDBCCA; it also sits naturally between #C1CDBC and #BCCDC8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BCCDBF · RGB 188, 205, 191

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Color values

HEX#BCCDBF
RGB188, 205, 191
HSL131°, 15%, 77%
HSV131°, 8%, 80%
CMYK8%, 0%, 7%, 20%
XYZ51.97, 58.12, 57.77
Yxy58.12, 0.3096, 0.3462
CIE-Lab80.80, -8.38, 4.99
Hunter Lab76.23, -7.76, 4.45

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 75%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BCCDBF

.text { color: #BCCDBF; }
.background { background-color: #BCCDBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCDBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 205, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(131, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCDBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 205, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCDBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 205, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCCDBF

#A7BEAB#90AD95#7B9D81#688D6F#59785F#48614C#384C3C#29382C#182019#090C09

Tints of #BCCDBF

#C1D1C4#C7D6CA#CDDAD0#D3DED5#D9E3DB#DCE5DD#E2E9E3#E8EEE9#EDF2EE#F3F6F4

Tones of #BCCDBF

#BDCCC0#BECBC0#BFCAC1#C1C8C2#C2C7C3#C3C6C4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CDBCCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #BCCDBF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCCDBF

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 #BCCDBF: ·

How #BCCDBF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C3C4C2Deuteranopia · #C2C1C3Tritanopia · #BDC5C6

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 #BCCDBF rather than the exact color:

Palette F6f6c9
#F6F6C9 · #BAD1C2 · #4FA095 · #153462
Palette E7e0c9
#E7E0C9 · #C1CFC0 · #6B7AA1 · #11324D
Palette B6cbbd
#B6CBBD · #754E1A · #CBA35C · #F8E1B7
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8

Similar colors

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

#BAD1C2#C1CFC0#B6CBBD#BFC6C4#BDD2B6#B5CFB7#C5C7BC#BBD6B8#C1D0B5#B2C8BA#C7D3C0#B6CEB4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCCDBE  ·  #BCCDC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCDBF?

#BCCDBF is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 205, 191). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCDBF?

#BCCDBF is RGB 188, 205, 191 — HSL 131°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #BCCDBF?

Its complement is #CDBCCA; analogous partners are #C1CDBC and #BCCDC8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCDBF for text?

Black text on #BCCDBF has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.