Palettes / Colors / #BDC8A4

#BDC8A4 — Light Dusty Green

#BDC8A4 is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BDC8A4 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 #AEA3C8; it also sits naturally between #C8C0A3 and #AAC8A3. 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 78% · Blue 64%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDC8A4

.text { color: #BDC8A4; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8A4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDC8A4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 200, 164); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(78, 25%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDC8A4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 200, 164, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDC8A4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 200, 164, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDC8A4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDC8A4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDC8A4

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Tones of #BDC8A4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEA3C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDC8A4: #000000.

How #BDC8A4 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 #BDC8A4

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDC8A4 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

← #BDC8A3  ·  #BDC8A5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDC8A4?

#BDC8A4 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 200, 164). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDC8A4?

#BDC8A4 is RGB 189, 200, 164 — HSL 78°, 25%, 71% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 18%, 22%.

What colors go with #BDC8A4?

Its complement is #AEA3C8; analogous partners are #C8C0A3 and #AAC8A3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDC8A4 for text?

Black text on #BDC8A4 has a contrast ratio of 11.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.76:1.