Palettes / Colors / #BDCFAA

#BDCFAA — Light Dusty Green

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

#BDCFAA 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 #BCAACF; it also sits naturally between #CFCFAA and #ABCFAA. 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 81% · Blue 67%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDCFAA

.text { color: #BDCFAA; }
.background { background-color: #BDCFAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCFAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 207, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 28%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCFAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 207, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCFAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 207, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAACF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDCFAA: #000000.

How #BDCFAA 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 #BDCFAA 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

← #BDCFA9  ·  #BDCFAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDCFAA?

#BDCFAA is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 207, 170). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCFAA?

#BDCFAA is RGB 189, 207, 170 — HSL 89°, 28%, 74% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 18%, 19%.

What colors go with #BDCFAA?

Its complement is #BCAACF; analogous partners are #CFCFAA and #ABCFAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDCFAA for text?

Black text on #BDCFAA has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.