Palettes / Colors / #BCD2C8

#BCD2C8 — Light Dusty Green

#BCD2C8 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 #BCD2C8 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.

#BCD2C8 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D2BCC6; it also sits naturally between #BCD2BD and #BCD1D2. 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 82% · Blue 78%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD2C8

.text { color: #BCD2C8; }
.background { background-color: #BCD2C8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD2C8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 210, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(153, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD2C8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 210, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD2C8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 210, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD2C8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD2C8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D2BCC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD2C8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD2C8

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:

How #BCD2C8 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 #BCD2C8 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

← #BCD2C7  ·  #BCD2C9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD2C8?

#BCD2C8 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 210, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD2C8?

#BCD2C8 is RGB 188, 210, 200 — HSL 153°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 5%, 18%.

What colors go with #BCD2C8?

Its complement is #D2BCC6; analogous partners are #BCD2BD and #BCD1D2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD2C8 for text?

Black text on #BCD2C8 has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.