Palettes / Colors / #BDDBBE

#BDDBBE — Light Dusty Green

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

#BDDBBE 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 #DBBDDA; it also sits naturally between #CBDBBD and #BDDBCD. 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 86% · Blue 75%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDDBBE

.text { color: #BDDBBE; }
.background { background-color: #BDDBBE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDDBBE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 219, 190); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 29%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDDBBE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 219, 190, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDDBBE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 219, 190, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BDDBBE

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Tones of #BDDBBE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBBDDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDDBBE: #000000.

How #BDDBBE 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 #BDDBBE 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

← #BDDBBD  ·  #BDDBBF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDDBBE?

#BDDBBE is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 189, 219, 190). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDDBBE?

#BDDBBE is RGB 189, 219, 190 — HSL 122°, 29%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 13%, 14%.

What colors go with #BDDBBE?

Its complement is #DBBDDA; analogous partners are #CBDBBD and #BDDBCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDDBBE for text?

Black text on #BDDBBE has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.