Palettes / Colors / #BCDCCD

#BCDCCD — Light Dusty Green

#BCDCCD is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BCDCCD 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.

#BCDCCD is a cool 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 #DCBCCB; it also sits naturally between #BCDCBD and #BCDBDC. 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 80%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDCCD

.text { color: #BCDCCD; }
.background { background-color: #BCDCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 220, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(152, 31%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 220, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 220, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCBCCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDCCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDCCD

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 #BCDCCD 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 #BCDCCD 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

← #BCDCCC  ·  #BCDCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDCCD?

#BCDCCD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 188, 220, 205). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDCCD?

#BCDCCD is RGB 188, 220, 205 — HSL 152°, 31%, 80% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #BCDCCD?

Its complement is #DCBCCB; analogous partners are #BCDCBD and #BCDBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDCCD for text?

Black text on #BCDCCD has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.