Palettes / Colors / #BED0BD
#BED0BD — Light Dusty Green
#BED0BD is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#BED0BD 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 #CFBDD0; it also sits naturally between #C8D0BD and #BDD0C6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 208, 189 |
| HSL | 117°, 17%, 78% |
| HSV | 117°, 9%, 82% |
| CMYK | 9%, 0%, 9%, 18% |
| XYZ | 52.98, 59.73, 56.88 |
| Yxy | 59.73, 0.3124, 0.3522 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.69, -9.61, 7.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.29, -8.91, 6.50 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 82% · Blue 74%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 18%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED0BD
.text { color: #BED0BD; }
.background { background-color: #BED0BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED0BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 208, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 17%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED0BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 208, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED0BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 208, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED0BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED0BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFBDD0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED0BD: #000000.
How #BED0BD 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 #BED0BD 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 #BED0BD?
#BED0BD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 208, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED0BD?
#BED0BD is RGB 190, 208, 189 — HSL 117°, 17%, 78% — CMYK 9%, 0%, 9%, 18%.
What colors go with #BED0BD?
Its complement is #CFBDD0; analogous partners are #C8D0BD and #BDD0C6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED0BD for text?
Black text on #BED0BD has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.