Palettes / Colors / #BCD7BC

#BCD7BC — Light Dusty Green

#BCD7BC is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BCD7BC 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 #D7BCD7; it also sits naturally between #C9D7BC and #BCD7C9. 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 84% · Blue 74%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCD7BC

.text { color: #BCD7BC; }
.background { background-color: #BCD7BC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCD7BC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 215, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 25%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCD7BC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 215, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCD7BC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 215, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCD7BC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCD7BC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7BCD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCD7BC: #000000.

How #BCD7BC 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 #BCD7BC 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCD7BC?

#BCD7BC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 215, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCD7BC?

#BCD7BC is RGB 188, 215, 188 — HSL 120°, 25%, 79% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 13%, 16%.

What colors go with #BCD7BC?

Its complement is #D7BCD7; analogous partners are #C9D7BC and #BCD7C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCD7BC for text?

Black text on #BCD7BC has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.