Palettes / Colors / #BCDEB6
#BCDEB6 — Light Muted Green
#BCDEB6 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 #BCDEB6 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.
#BCDEB6 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 #D8B5DE; it also sits naturally between #D0DEB5 and #B5DEC3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCDEB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 222, 182 |
| HSL | 111°, 38%, 79% |
| HSV | 111°, 18%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 18%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.30, 66.31, 54.14 |
| Yxy | 66.31, 0.3147, 0.3773 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.15, -18.59, 15.96 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.43, -17.20, 13.66 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 87% · Blue 71%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCDEB6
.text { color: #BCDEB6; }
.background { background-color: #BCDEB6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCDEB6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 222, 182); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 38%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCDEB6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 222, 182, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCDEB6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 222, 182, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCDEB6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCDEB6">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BCDEB6
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8B5DE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCDEB6: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCDEB6
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 #BCDEB6: ·
How #BCDEB6 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 #BCDEB6 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 #BCDEB6?
#BCDEB6 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 222, 182). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCDEB6?
#BCDEB6 is RGB 188, 222, 182 — HSL 111°, 38%, 79% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 18%, 13%.
What colors go with #BCDEB6?
Its complement is #D8B5DE; analogous partners are #D0DEB5 and #B5DEC3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCDEB6 for text?
Black text on #BCDEB6 has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.