Palettes / Colors / #BED5CD
#BED5CD — Light Dusty Green
#BED5CD 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 #BED5CD 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.
#BED5CD 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 #D5BEC6; it also sits naturally between #BED5C2 and #BED1D5. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED5CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 213, 205 |
| HSL | 159°, 21%, 79% |
| HSV | 159°, 11%, 84% |
| CMYK | 11%, 0%, 4%, 16% |
| XYZ | 56.05, 62.94, 66.95 |
| Yxy | 62.94, 0.3014, 0.3385 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.41, -9.21, 1.33 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.34, -8.63, 1.23 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 84% · Blue 80%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 4% · Key 16%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED5CD
.text { color: #BED5CD; }
.background { background-color: #BED5CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED5CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 213, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(159, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED5CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 213, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED5CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 213, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED5CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED5CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D5BEC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.59:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED5CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED5CD
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 #BED5CD: ·
How #BED5CD 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 #BED5CD 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 #BED5CD?
#BED5CD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 213, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED5CD?
#BED5CD is RGB 190, 213, 205 — HSL 159°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 0%, 4%, 16%.
What colors go with #BED5CD?
Its complement is #D5BEC6; analogous partners are #BED5C2 and #BED1D5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED5CD for text?
Black text on #BED5CD has a contrast ratio of 13.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.