Palettes / Colors / #BCEBDA
#BCEBDA — Pale Muted Green
#BCEBDA is a green color we call Pale Muted 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 #BCEBDA 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.
#BCEBDA 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 #EBBCCD; it also sits naturally between #BCEBC2 and #BCE5EB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BCEBDA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 188, 235, 218 |
| HSL | 158°, 54%, 83% |
| HSV | 158°, 20%, 92% |
| CMYK | 20%, 0%, 7%, 8% |
| XYZ | 63.10, 75.17, 77.51 |
| Yxy | 75.17, 0.2924, 0.3484 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.47, -18.44, 3.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.70, -17.45, 3.08 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 92% · Blue 85%
Cyan 20% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BCEBDA
.text { color: #BCEBDA; }
.background { background-color: #BCEBDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCEBDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 235, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(158, 54%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCEBDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 235, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCEBDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 235, 218, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BCEBDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCEBDA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EBBCCD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.31:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.03:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BCEBDA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BCEBDA
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 #BCEBDA: ·
How #BCEBDA 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 #BCEBDA 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 #BCEBDA?
#BCEBDA is Pale Muted Green, a green color (RGB 188, 235, 218). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BCEBDA?
#BCEBDA is RGB 188, 235, 218 — HSL 158°, 54%, 83% — CMYK 20%, 0%, 7%, 8%.
What colors go with #BCEBDA?
Its complement is #EBBCCD; analogous partners are #BCEBC2 and #BCE5EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BCEBDA for text?
Black text on #BCEBDA has a contrast ratio of 16.03:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.