Palettes / Colors / #BCCFA5

#BCCFA5 — Light Dusty Green

#BCCFA5 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BCCFA5 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 #B8A5CF; it also sits naturally between #CFCDA5 and #A8CFA5. 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 81% · Blue 65%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 19%

Previews

CSS code for #BCCFA5

.text { color: #BCCFA5; }
.background { background-color: #BCCFA5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCCFA5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 207, 165); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(87, 30%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCCFA5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 207, 165, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCCFA5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 207, 165, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCCFA5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCCFA5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCCFA5

Tints of #BCCFA5

Tones of #BCCFA5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B8A5CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCCFA5: #000000.

How #BCCFA5 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 #BCCFA5 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCCFA4  ·  #BCCFA6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCCFA5?

#BCCFA5 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 207, 165). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCCFA5?

#BCCFA5 is RGB 188, 207, 165 — HSL 87°, 30%, 73% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 20%, 19%.

What colors go with #BCCFA5?

Its complement is #B8A5CF; analogous partners are #CFCDA5 and #A8CFA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCCFA5 for text?

Black text on #BCCFA5 has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.