Palettes / Colors / #BCDCC5

#BCDCC5 — Light Dusty Green

#BCDCC5 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 #BCDCC5 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.

#BCDCC5 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 #DCBCD3; it also sits naturally between #C3DCBC and #BCDCD5. 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 77%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDCC5

.text { color: #BCDCC5; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCDCC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDCC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCBCD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDCC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDCC5

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 #BCDCC5 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 #BCDCC5 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

← #BCDCC4  ·  #BCDCC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDCC5?

#BCDCC5 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 220, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCC5?

#BCDCC5 is RGB 188, 220, 197 — HSL 137°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 10%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDCC5?

Its complement is #DCBCD3; analogous partners are #C3DCBC and #BCDCD5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDCC5 for text?

Black text on #BCDCC5 has a contrast ratio of 14.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.