Palettes / Colors / #BDCA96

#BDCA96 — Light Muted Green

#BDCA96 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: tan (#D2B48C) — not an exact match. CSS tan gives you #D2B48C, a different color; use #BDCA96 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.

#BDCA96 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 #A396CA; it also sits naturally between #CABD96 and #A3CA96. 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 79% · Blue 59%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 26% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCA96

.text { color: #BDCA96; }
.background { background-color: #BDCA96; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCA96; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 150); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(75, 33%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCA96; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 150, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCA96; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 150, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCA96">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCA96">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A396CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCA96: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCA96

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 #BDCA96 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 #BDCA96 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

← #BDCA95  ·  #BDCA97 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCA96?

#BDCA96 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 202, 150). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCA96?

#BDCA96 is RGB 189, 202, 150 — HSL 75°, 33%, 69% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 26%, 21%.

What colors go with #BDCA96?

Its complement is #A396CA; analogous partners are #CABD96 and #A3CA96. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCA96 for text?

Black text on #BDCA96 has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.