Palettes / Colors / #BDDCB2

#BDDCB2 — Light Muted Green

#BDDCB2 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BDDCB2 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.

#BDDCB2 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 #D1B2DC; it also sits naturally between #D2DCB2 and #B2DCBC. 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 70%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BDDCB2

.text { color: #BDDCB2; }
.background { background-color: #BDDCB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDDCB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 220, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(104, 38%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDDCB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 220, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDDCB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 220, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDDCB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDDCB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDDCB2

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Tones of #BDDCB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D1B2DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDDCB2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BDDCB2

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:

How #BDDCB2 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 #BDDCB2 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

← #BDDCB1  ·  #BDDCB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDDCB2?

#BDDCB2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 189, 220, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDDCB2?

#BDDCB2 is RGB 189, 220, 178 — HSL 104°, 38%, 78% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 19%, 14%.

What colors go with #BDDCB2?

Its complement is #D1B2DC; analogous partners are #D2DCB2 and #B2DCBC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDDCB2 for text?

Black text on #BDDCB2 has a contrast ratio of 14.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.