Palettes / Colors / #BCD2CA
#BCD2CA — Light Dusty Green
#BCD2CA 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 #BCD2CA 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.
#BCD2CA 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 #D2BCC4; it also sits naturally between #BCD2BF and #BCCFD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCD2CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 210, 202 |
| HSL | 158°, 20%, 78% |
| HSV | 158°, 10%, 82% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 4%, 18% |
| XYZ | 54.45, 61.05, 64.79 |
| Yxy | 61.05, 0.3020, 0.3386 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.40, -8.91, 1.44 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.13, -8.31, 1.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 82% · Blue 79%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCD2CA
.text { color: #BCD2CA; }
.background { background-color: #BCD2CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD2CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 210, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD2CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 210, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD2CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 210, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCD2CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD2CA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D2BCC4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.59:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCD2CA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD2CA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BCD2CA: ·
How #BCD2CA 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 #BCD2CA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BCD2CA?
#BCD2CA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 210, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD2CA?
#BCD2CA is RGB 188, 210, 202 — HSL 158°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 4%, 18%.
What colors go with #BCD2CA?
Its complement is #D2BCC4; analogous partners are #BCD2BF and #BCCFD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCD2CA for text?
Black text on #BCD2CA has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.