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#BECBB0 — Light Dusty Green

#BECBB0 is a green color we call Light Dusty 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 #BECBB0 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.

#BECBB0 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #BCAFCB; it also sits naturally between #CBCAAF and #AFCBAF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECBB0 · RGB 190, 203, 176

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Color values

HEX#BECBB0
RGB190, 203, 176
HSL89°, 21%, 74%
HSV89°, 13%, 80%
CMYK6%, 0%, 13%, 20%
XYZ50.43, 56.79, 49.38
Yxy56.79, 0.3220, 0.3627
CIE-Lab80.06, -9.29, 11.97
Hunter Lab75.36, -8.55, 10.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 69%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BECBB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BECBB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BECBB0

.text { color: #BECBB0; }
.background { background-color: #BECBB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECBB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 203, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(89, 21%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECBB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 203, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECBB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 203, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECBB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECBB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BECBB0

#ABBD99#9AAE84#88A06E#768E5D#64784F#526340#404D32#2E3824#1C2216#0A0C08

Tints of #BECBB0

#C2CFB5#C7D3BB#CFD9C4#D4DDCB#D9E1D1#DEE5D7#E3E9DD#EBEFE6#F0F3EC#F5F7F3

Tones of #BECBB0

#BDC9B1#BDC7B3#BDC5B5#BDC3B7#BDC1B9#BDBFBB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BCAFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.70:1 Fails
Against black text12.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECBB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECBB0

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BECBB0: ·

How #BECBB0 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #C4C4B7Deuteranopia · #C3C2B8Tritanopia · #BFBCBD

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34A

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BECBB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette Bfcba8
#BFCBA8 · #5B8A72 · #56776C · #464F41
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Tender Ruby Drift
#BBC5A9 · #37844C · #599EAC · #6159B8

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#C1D0B5#B8CFB3#BFCBA8#BDD2B6#B6CEB4#BBC5A9#BAC7A7#B6C7AA#B4CFB0#B8C4A9#C9CAAC#B9D4AA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECBAF  ·  #BECBB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECBB0?

#BECBB0 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 203, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECBB0?

#BECBB0 is RGB 190, 203, 176 — HSL 89°, 21%, 74% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 13%, 20%.

What colors go with #BECBB0?

Its complement is #BCAFCB; analogous partners are #CBCAAF and #AFCBAF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECBB0 for text?

Black text on #BECBB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.