Palettes / Colors / #BDD3BB

#BDD3BB — Light Dusty Green

#BDD3BB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BDD3BB is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #D1BBD3; it also sits naturally between #C9D3BB and #BBD3C5. 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 83% · Blue 73%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 11% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDD3BB

.text { color: #BDD3BB; }
.background { background-color: #BDD3BB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDD3BB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 211, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(115, 21%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDD3BB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 211, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDD3BB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 211, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDD3BB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDD3BB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1BBD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDD3BB: #000000.

How #BDD3BB 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 #BDD3BB 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

← #BDD3BA  ·  #BDD3BC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDD3BB?

#BDD3BB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 211, 187). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDD3BB?

#BDD3BB is RGB 189, 211, 187 — HSL 115°, 21%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 11%, 17%.

What colors go with #BDD3BB?

Its complement is #D1BBD3; analogous partners are #C9D3BB and #BBD3C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDD3BB for text?

Black text on #BDD3BB has a contrast ratio of 13.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.