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#BECDB0 — Light Dusty Green

#BECDB0 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 #BECDB0 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.

#BECDB0 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 #C0B1CD; it also sits naturally between #CDCDB1 and #B1CDB2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECDB0 · RGB 190, 205, 176

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Color values

HEX#BECDB0
RGB190, 205, 176
HSL91°, 22%, 75%
HSV91°, 14%, 80%
CMYK7%, 0%, 14%, 20%
XYZ50.90, 57.74, 49.54
Yxy57.74, 0.3218, 0.3650
CIE-Lab80.60, -10.32, 12.72
Hunter Lab75.99, -9.50, 10.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 69%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 20%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BECDB0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BECDB0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BECDB0

.text { color: #BECDB0; }
.background { background-color: #BECDB0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECDB0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 205, 176); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(91, 22%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECDB0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 205, 176, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECDB0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 205, 176, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECDB0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECDB0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BECDB0

#ADBF9B#9BB186#89A470#77925D#657C50#516440#3F4E32#2E3824#1C2216#0A0C08

Tints of #BECDB0

#C4D1B7#C9D5BE#CED9C4#D3DDCA#DBE3D3#E0E7DA#E5EBE0#EAEFE6#F0F3EC#F5F7F3

Tones of #BECDB0

#BFCBB3#BFC9B5#BFC8B7#BFC5BA#BFC3BB#BFC1BD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C0B1CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.67:1 Fails
Against black text12.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECDB0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECDB0

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 #BECDB0: ·

How #BECDB0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C5B7Deuteranopia · #C4C3B9Tritanopia · #BFBDBE

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 #BECDB0 rather than the exact color:

Palette 99a98f
#99A98F · #C1D0B5 · #D6E8DB · #FFF8DE
Tender Ruby
#F6E2E9 · #FEFAF3 · #B8CFB3 · #84A282
Palette F8ede3
#F8EDE3 · #BDD2B6 · #A2B29F · #798777
Palette Bfcba8
#BFCBA8 · #5B8A72 · #56776C · #464F41
Palette 96a78d
#96A78D · #B6CEB4 · #D9E9CF · #F0F0F0
Palette E5e3c9
#E5E3C9 · #B4CFB0 · #94B49F · #789395

Similar colors

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

#C1D0B5#B8CFB3#BDD2B6#BFCBA8#B6CEB4#B4CFB0#B9D4AA#BBC5A9#BFD8AF#BAC7A7#C7CFB7#B5CFB7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECDAF  ·  #BECDB1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECDB0?

#BECDB0 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 205, 176). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECDB0?

#BECDB0 is RGB 190, 205, 176 — HSL 91°, 22%, 75% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 14%, 20%.

What colors go with #BECDB0?

Its complement is #C0B1CD; analogous partners are #CDCDB1 and #B1CDB2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECDB0 for text?

Black text on #BECDB0 has a contrast ratio of 12.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.