Palettes / Colors / #BCDCC4
#BCDCC4 — Light Dusty Green
#BCDCC4 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 #BCDCC4 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.
#BCDCC4 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 #DCBCD4; it also sits naturally between #C4DCBC and #BCDCD4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDCC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 220, 196 |
| HSL | 135°, 31%, 80% |
| HSV | 135°, 15%, 86% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 11%, 14% |
| XYZ | 56.30, 65.86, 61.97 |
| Yxy | 65.86, 0.3057, 0.3577 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.93, -15.12, 8.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.16, -14.09, 7.39 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 86% · Blue 77%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 14%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDCC4
.text { color: #BCDCC4; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(135, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDCC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDCC4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDCC4
Tints of #BCDCC4
Tones of #BCDCC4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #DCBCD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.17:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDCC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDCC4
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 #BCDCC4: ·
How #BCDCC4 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 #BCDCC4 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 #BCDCC4?
#BCDCC4 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 220, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCC4?
#BCDCC4 is RGB 188, 220, 196 — HSL 135°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 11%, 14%.
What colors go with #BCDCC4?
Its complement is #DCBCD4; analogous partners are #C4DCBC and #BCDCD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDCC4 for text?
Black text on #BCDCC4 has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.