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#BDCDB2 — Light Dusty Green

#BDCDB2 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 #BDCDB2 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.

#BDCDB2 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 #C2B2CD; it also sits naturally between #CACDB2 and #B2CDB5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BDCDB2 · RGB 189, 205, 178

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Color values

HEX#BDCDB2
RGB189, 205, 178
HSL96°, 21%, 75%
HSV96°, 13%, 80%
CMYK8%, 0%, 13%, 20%
XYZ50.85, 57.70, 50.58
Yxy57.70, 0.3196, 0.3626
CIE-Lab80.57, -10.34, 11.61
Hunter Lab75.96, -9.51, 9.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 80% · Blue 70%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BDCDB2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BDCDB2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BDCDB2

.text { color: #BDCDB2; }
.background { background-color: #BDCDB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCDB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 205, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(96, 21%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCDB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 205, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCDB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 205, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDCDB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCDB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDCDB2

#AABF9C#97B087#85A271#73915F#627B51#4E6340#3D4D32#2C3824#1B2216#0A0C08

Tints of #BDCDB2

#C2D1B8#C7D5BE#CDD9C4#D2DDCB#DAE3D4#DFE7DA#E4EBE0#EAEFE6#EFF3EC#F4F7F3

Tones of #BDCDB2

#BDCBB4#BDC9B6#BEC7B8#BEC5BA#BEC3BB#BFC1BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C2B2CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #BDCDB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCDB2

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BDCDB2: ·

How #BDCDB2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C4B9Deuteranopia · #C3C2BATritanopia · #BEBEBF

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BDCDB2 rather than the exact color:

Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette E5e3c9
#E5E3C9 · #B4CFB0 · #94B49F · #789395
Palette Bc9f8b
#BC9F8B · #B5CFB7 · #CADABF · #E7E8D8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B8CFB3#C1D0B5#BDD2B6#B6CEB4#B4CFB0#B5CFB7#BFCBA8#BBD6B8#B9D4AA#C7CFB7#BFD8AF#BAD8B6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDCDB1  ·  #BDCDB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCDB2?

#BDCDB2 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 205, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCDB2?

#BDCDB2 is RGB 189, 205, 178 — HSL 96°, 21%, 75% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #BDCDB2?

Its complement is #C2B2CD; analogous partners are #CACDB2 and #B2CDB5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCDB2 for text?

Black text on #BDCDB2 has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.