Palettes / Colors / #BDCAAF

#BDCAAF — Light Dusty Green

#BDCAAF is a green color we call Light Dusty 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 #BDCAAF 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.

#BDCAAF 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 #BCAFCA; it also sits naturally between #CACAAF and #B0CAAF. 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 69%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCAAF

.text { color: #BDCAAF; }
.background { background-color: #BDCAAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCAAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 202, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 20%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCAAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 202, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCAAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 202, 175, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAFCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCAAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCAAF

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 #BDCAAF 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 #BDCAAF 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

← #BDCAAE  ·  #BDCAB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCAAF?

#BDCAAF is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 202, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCAAF?

#BDCAAF is RGB 189, 202, 175 — HSL 89°, 20%, 74% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 21%.

What colors go with #BDCAAF?

Its complement is #BCAFCA; analogous partners are #CACAAF and #B0CAAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCAAF for text?

Black text on #BDCAAF has a contrast ratio of 12.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.