Palettes / Colors / #BCDEAD

#BCDEAD — Light Muted Green

#BCDEAD 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 #BCDEAD 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.

#BCDEAD 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 #CEABDE; it also sits naturally between #D3DEAB and #ABDEB5. 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 87% · Blue 68%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCDEAD

.text { color: #BCDEAD; }
.background { background-color: #BCDEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 222, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(102, 43%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 222, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 222, 173, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCDEAD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEABDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCDEAD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDEAD

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 #BCDEAD 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 #BCDEAD 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

← #BCDEAC  ·  #BCDEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCDEAD?

#BCDEAD is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 222, 173). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDEAD?

#BCDEAD is RGB 188, 222, 173 — HSL 102°, 43%, 77% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 22%, 13%.

What colors go with #BCDEAD?

Its complement is #CEABDE; analogous partners are #D3DEAB and #ABDEB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCDEAD for text?

Black text on #BCDEAD has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.