Palettes / Colors / #BCD7BA
#BCD7BA — Light Dusty Green
#BCD7BA 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 #BCD7BA 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.
#BCD7BA is a warm-leaning 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 #D6BBD8; it also sits naturally between #CBD8BB and #BBD8C8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCD7BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 215, 186 |
| HSL | 116°, 27%, 79% |
| HSV | 116°, 13%, 84% |
| CMYK | 13%, 0%, 13%, 16% |
| XYZ | 53.90, 62.84, 55.74 |
| Yxy | 62.84, 0.3125, 0.3643 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.36, -14.40, 11.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.27, -13.32, 9.85 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 84% · Blue 73%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCD7BA
.text { color: #BCD7BA; }
.background { background-color: #BCD7BA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD7BA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 215, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(116, 27%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD7BA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 215, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD7BA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 215, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCD7BA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD7BA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D6BBD8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCD7BA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCD7BA
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 #BCD7BA: ·
How #BCD7BA 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 #BCD7BA 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 #BCD7BA?
#BCD7BA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 215, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD7BA?
#BCD7BA is RGB 188, 215, 186 — HSL 116°, 27%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 16%.
What colors go with #BCD7BA?
Its complement is #D6BBD8; analogous partners are #CBD8BB and #BBD8C8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCD7BA for text?
Black text on #BCD7BA has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.