Palettes / Colors / #BCDEAF
#BCDEAF — Light Muted Green
#BCDEAF 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 #BCDEAF 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.
#BCDEAF 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 #D1AFDE; it also sits naturally between #D4DEAF and #AFDEBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDEAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 222, 175 |
| HSL | 103°, 42%, 78% |
| HSV | 103°, 21%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 21%, 13% |
| XYZ | 54.60, 66.03, 50.42 |
| Yxy | 66.03, 0.3192, 0.3860 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.01, -19.75, 19.42 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.26, -18.21, 16.27 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 69%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDEAF
.text { color: #BCDEAF; }
.background { background-color: #BCDEAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDEAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 222, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(103, 42%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDEAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 222, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDEAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 222, 175, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDEAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDEAF">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDEAF
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D1AFDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.48:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.21:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDEAF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDEAF
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 #BCDEAF: ·
How #BCDEAF 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 #BCDEAF 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 #BCDEAF?
#BCDEAF is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 222, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDEAF?
#BCDEAF is RGB 188, 222, 175 — HSL 103°, 42%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 21%, 13%.
What colors go with #BCDEAF?
Its complement is #D1AFDE; analogous partners are #D4DEAF and #AFDEBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDEAF for text?
Black text on #BCDEAF has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.