Palettes / Colors / #BDCFD4
#BDCFD4 — Light Dusty Teal
#BDCFD4 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 #BDCFD4 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.
#BDCFD4 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 #D5C3BE; it also sits naturally between #BED5CE and #BEC5D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BDCFD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 189, 207, 212 |
| HSL | 193°, 21%, 79% |
| HSV | 193°, 11%, 83% |
| CMYK | 11%, 2%, 0%, 17% |
| XYZ | 55.18, 60.20, 71.00 |
| Yxy | 60.20, 0.2961, 0.3230 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.95, -5.06, -4.56 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.59, -4.75, -4.33 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 74% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BDCFD4
.text { color: #BDCFD4; }
.background { background-color: #BDCFD4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDCFD4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 207, 212); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDCFD4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 207, 212, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDCFD4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 207, 212, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BDCFD4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDCFD4">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5C3BE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.61:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.04:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BDCFD4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDCFD4
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 #BDCFD4: ·
How #BDCFD4 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 #BDCFD4 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 #BDCFD4?
#BDCFD4 is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 189, 207, 212). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BDCFD4?
#BDCFD4 is RGB 189, 207, 212 — HSL 193°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 2%, 0%, 17%.
What colors go with #BDCFD4?
Its complement is #D5C3BE; analogous partners are #BED5CE and #BEC5D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BDCFD4 for text?
Black text on #BDCFD4 has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.