Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #BECFA6

#BECFA6 — Light Dusty Green

#BECFA6 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 #BECFA6 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.

#BECFA6 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 #B7A5CF; it also sits naturally between #CFCBA5 and #A9CFA5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BECFA6 · RGB 190, 207, 166

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#BECFA6
RGB190, 207, 166
HSL85°, 30%, 73%
HSV85°, 20%, 81%
CMYK8%, 0%, 20%, 19%
XYZ50.43, 58.33, 44.68
Yxy58.33, 0.3287, 0.3801
CIE-Lab80.92, -12.97, 18.49
Hunter Lab76.37, -11.89, 15.18

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 65%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 20% · Key 19%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BECFA6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BECFA6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BECFA6

.text { color: #BECFA6; }
.background { background-color: #BECFA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 30%, 73%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECFA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFA6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BECFA6

#ADC28E#9CB677#8BA960#789550#688146#566A39#43532D#303C20#1D2414#0B0D07

Tints of #BECFA6

#C2D2AC#CAD8B6#CFDBBD#D3DFC3#DBE4CD#E0E8D4#E4EBDB#E9EFE1#F0F4EB#F5F8F2

Tones of #BECFA6

#BDCCA8#BDC9AC#BCC6AE#BCC3B1#BBC0B4#BBBDB7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B7A5CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.66:1 Fails
Against black text12.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #BECFA6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFA6

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 #BECFA6: ·

How #BECFA6 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C6B0Deuteranopia · #C4C3B2Tritanopia · #BFB8B9

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 · #9E9E9EMaterial Light Green 500 · #8BC34ABootstrap light · #F8F9FA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BECFA6 rather than the exact color:

Palette Bfcba8
#BFCBA8 · #5B8A72 · #56776C · #464F41
Palette E7cccc
#E7CCCC · #EDE8DC · #A5B68D · #C1CFA1
Silent Harbor
#B7A593 · #BDC8A4 · #4D9E57 · #64A09C
Palette 5a827e
#5A827E · #84AE92 · #B9D4AA · #FAFFCA
Palette 698474
#698474 · #889E81 · #BAC7A7 · #E5E4CC
Palette Faebe0
#FAEBE0 · #C9E4C5 · #B5CDA3 · #C1AC95

Similar colors

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

#BFCBA8#C1CFA1#BDC8A4#B9D4AA#BAC7A7#B5CDA3#BEC6A0#BBC5A9#BCD9A2#C8CFA0#B6C7AA#C3CC9B

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECFA5  ·  #BECFA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECFA6?

#BECFA6 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 207, 166). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFA6?

#BECFA6 is RGB 190, 207, 166 — HSL 85°, 30%, 73% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 20%, 19%.

What colors go with #BECFA6?

Its complement is #B7A5CF; analogous partners are #CFCBA5 and #A9CFA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECFA6 for text?

Black text on #BECFA6 has a contrast ratio of 12.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.