Palettes / Colors / #BDCFCE
#BDCFCE — Light Dusty Teal
#BDCFCE is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDCFCE 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.
#BDCFCE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #D0BEBF; it also sits naturally between #BED0C6 and #BEC8D0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCFCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 207, 206 |
| HSL | 177°, 16%, 78% |
| HSV | 177°, 9%, 81% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 0%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.44, 59.90, 67.09 |
| Yxy | 59.90, 0.3001, 0.3302 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.78, -6.25, -1.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.40, -5.84, -1.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 81% · Blue 81%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDCFCE
.text { color: #BDCFCE; }
.background { background-color: #BDCFCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCFCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 207, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 16%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCFCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 207, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCFCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 207, 206, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCFCE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCFCE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D0BEBF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCFCE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCFCE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BDCFCE: ·
How #BDCFCE 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 #BDCFCE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BDCFCE?
#BDCFCE is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 207, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCFCE?
#BDCFCE is RGB 189, 207, 206 — HSL 177°, 16%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 0%, 19%.
What colors go with #BDCFCE?
Its complement is #D0BEBF; analogous partners are #BED0C6 and #BEC8D0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCFCE for text?
Black text on #BDCFCE has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.