Palettes / Colors / #BECFC4
#BECFC4 — Light Dusty Green
#BECFC4 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 #BECFC4 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.
#BECFC4 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 #CFBEC9; it also sits naturally between #C1CFBE and #BECFCD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BECFC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 207, 196 |
| HSL | 141°, 15%, 78% |
| HSV | 141°, 8%, 81% |
| CMYK | 8%, 0%, 5%, 19% |
| XYZ | 53.51, 59.56, 60.90 |
| Yxy | 59.56, 0.3076, 0.3423 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.60, -7.81, 3.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.17, -7.28, 3.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 77%
Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BECFC4
.text { color: #BECFC4; }
.background { background-color: #BECFC4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFC4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 196); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(141, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFC4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 196, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFC4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 196, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BECFC4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFC4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BECFC4
Tints of #BECFC4
Tones of #BECFC4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFBEC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.91:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BECFC4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFC4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BECFC4: ·
How #BECFC4 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 #BECFC4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BECFC4?
#BECFC4 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 207, 196). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFC4?
#BECFC4 is RGB 190, 207, 196 — HSL 141°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 5%, 19%.
What colors go with #BECFC4?
Its complement is #CFBEC9; analogous partners are #C1CFBE and #BECFCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BECFC4 for text?
Black text on #BECFC4 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.