Palettes / Colors / #BED5CB
#BED5CB — Light Dusty Green
#BED5CB is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
#BED5CB 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 #D5BEC8; it also sits naturally between #BED5C0 and #BED3D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED5CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 213, 203 |
| HSL | 154°, 21%, 79% |
| HSV | 154°, 11%, 84% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 5%, 16% |
| XYZ | 55.81, 62.85, 65.69 |
| Yxy | 62.85, 0.3027, 0.3409 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.36, -9.60, 2.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.28, -8.98, 2.13 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 84% · Blue 80%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 5% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED5CB
.text { color: #BED5CB; }
.background { background-color: #BED5CB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED5CB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 213, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(154, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED5CB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 213, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED5CB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 213, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED5CB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED5CB">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5BEC8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.57:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED5CB: #000000.
How #BED5CB 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 #BED5CB 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 #BED5CB?
#BED5CB is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 213, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED5CB?
#BED5CB is RGB 190, 213, 203 — HSL 154°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 5%, 16%.
What colors go with #BED5CB?
Its complement is #D5BEC8; analogous partners are #BED5C0 and #BED3D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED5CB for text?
Black text on #BED5CB has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.