Palettes / Colors / #BCDAA3

#BCDAA3 — Light Muted Green

#BCDAA3 is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #BCDAA3 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.

#BCDAA3 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 #C2A4DB; it also sits naturally between #D8DBA4 and #A4DBA7. 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 85% · Blue 64%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 25% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDAA3

.text { color: #BCDAA3; }
.background { background-color: #BCDAA3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDAA3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 218, 163); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(93, 43%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDAA3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 218, 163, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDAA3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 218, 163, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDAA3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDAA3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCDAA3

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2A4DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDAA3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDAA3

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 #BCDAA3 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 #BCDAA3 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

← #BCDAA2  ·  #BCDAA4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDAA3?

#BCDAA3 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 218, 163). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDAA3?

#BCDAA3 is RGB 188, 218, 163 — HSL 93°, 43%, 75% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 25%, 15%.

What colors go with #BCDAA3?

Its complement is #C2A4DB; analogous partners are #D8DBA4 and #A4DBA7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDAA3 for text?

Black text on #BCDAA3 has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.