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#BECBBC — Light Dusty Green

#BECBBC 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 #BECBBC 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.

#BECBBC 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 #CABDCC; it also sits naturally between #C6CCBD and #BDCCC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECBBC · RGB 190, 203, 188

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Color values

HEX#BECBBC
RGB190, 203, 188
HSL112°, 13%, 77%
HSV112°, 7%, 80%
CMYK6%, 0%, 7%, 20%
XYZ51.67, 57.29, 55.91
Yxy57.29, 0.3134, 0.3475
CIE-Lab80.34, -7.20, 5.95
Hunter Lab75.69, -6.67, 5.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 74%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BECBBC

.text { color: #BECBBC; }
.background { background-color: #BECBBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECBBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 203, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 13%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECBBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 203, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECBBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 203, 188, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BECBBC

#ABBCA9#95AB92#819B7D#6F8A6A#5F765B#4C5F49#3C4B3A#2C372A#192018#090C09

Tints of #BECBBC

#C4D0C2#CAD5C8#D0D9CE#D5DED4#DBE2DA#DDE4DC#E3E9E2#E9EDE8#EEF2EE#F4F6F3

Tones of #BECBBC

#C0CBBE#C0CABF#C1C8C0#C2C8C1#C3C7C2#C3C6C3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CABDCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.69:1 Fails
Against black text12.46:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECBBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECBBC

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 #BECBBC: ·

How #BECBBC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4C0Deuteranopia · #C3C2C1Tritanopia · #BFC2C3

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 #BECBBC rather than the exact color:

Palette E7e0c9
#E7E0C9 · #C1CFC0 · #6B7AA1 · #11324D
Palette B6ae9f
#B6AE9F · #C5C7BC · #DEDED1 · #FBF3D1
Palette B6cbbd
#B6CBBD · #754E1A · #CBA35C · #F8E1B7
Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette F6f6c9
#F6F6C9 · #BAD1C2 · #4FA095 · #153462

Similar colors

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

#C1CFC0#C5C7BC#B6CBBD#C1D0B5#BDD2B6#BAD1C2#BFC6C4#C7CFB7#B5CFB7#B8CFB3#B6CEB4#BBD6B8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECBBB  ·  #BECBBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECBBC?

#BECBBC is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 203, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECBBC?

#BECBBC is RGB 190, 203, 188 — HSL 112°, 13%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 7%, 20%.

What colors go with #BECBBC?

Its complement is #CABDCC; analogous partners are #C6CCBD and #BDCCC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECBBC for text?

Black text on #BECBBC has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.