Palettes / Colors / #BECFC5

#BECFC5 — Light Dusty Green

#BECFC5 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 #BECFC5 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.

#BECFC5 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 #CFBEC8; it also sits naturally between #C0CFBE and #BECFCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #BECFC5

.text { color: #BECFC5; }
.background { background-color: #BECFC5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BECFC5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 207, 197); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(145, 15%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BECFC5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 207, 197, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BECFC5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 207, 197, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BECFC5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BECFC5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFBEC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BECFC5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BECFC5

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:

How #BECFC5 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 #BECFC5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BECFC4  ·  #BECFC6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BECFC5?

#BECFC5 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 207, 197). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BECFC5?

#BECFC5 is RGB 190, 207, 197 — HSL 145°, 15%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 5%, 19%.

What colors go with #BECFC5?

Its complement is #CFBEC8; analogous partners are #C0CFBE and #BECFCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BECFC5 for text?

Black text on #BECFC5 has a contrast ratio of 12.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.