Palettes / Colors / #BCDCB7

#BCDCB7 — Light Muted Green

#BCDCB7 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 #BCDCB7 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.

#BCDCB7 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 #D7B7DC; it also sits naturally between #CEDCB7 and #B7DCC4. 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 86% · Blue 72%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 17% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDCB7

.text { color: #BCDCB7; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCB7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCB7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 183); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 35%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCB7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 183, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCB7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 183, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDCB7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDCB7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7B7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDCB7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDCB7

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 #BCDCB7 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 #BCDCB7 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

← #BCDCB6  ·  #BCDCB8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDCB7?

#BCDCB7 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 220, 183). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCB7?

#BCDCB7 is RGB 188, 220, 183 — HSL 112°, 35%, 79% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 17%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDCB7?

Its complement is #D7B7DC; analogous partners are #CEDCB7 and #B7DCC4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDCB7 for text?

Black text on #BCDCB7 has a contrast ratio of 14.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.