Palettes / Colors / #BED4CB
#BED4CB — Light Dusty Green
#BED4CB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#BED4CB is a cool 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 #D4BFC8; it also sits naturally between #BFD4C1 and #BFD2D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED4CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 212, 203 |
| HSL | 155°, 20%, 79% |
| HSV | 155°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 4%, 17% |
| XYZ | 55.56, 62.35, 65.61 |
| Yxy | 62.35, 0.3028, 0.3397 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.10, -9.08, 1.93 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.96, -8.50, 1.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 83% · Blue 80%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED4CB
.text { color: #BED4CB; }
.background { background-color: #BED4CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED4CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 212, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED4CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 212, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED4CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 212, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED4CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED4CB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4BFC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.47:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED4CB: #000000.
How #BED4CB 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 #BED4CB
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BED4CB 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 #BED4CB?
#BED4CB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 212, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED4CB?
#BED4CB is RGB 190, 212, 203 — HSL 155°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 4%, 17%.
What colors go with #BED4CB?
Its complement is #D4BFC8; analogous partners are #BFD4C1 and #BFD2D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED4CB for text?
Black text on #BED4CB has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.