Palettes / Colors / #BED8BD
#BED8BD — Light Dusty Green
#BED8BD 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 #BED8BD 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.
#BED8BD 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 #D6BCD7; it also sits naturally between #CAD7BC and #BCD7C9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BED8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 216, 189 |
| HSL | 118°, 26%, 79% |
| HSV | 118°, 12%, 85% |
| CMYK | 12%, 0%, 12%, 15% |
| XYZ | 54.98, 63.73, 57.55 |
| Yxy | 63.73, 0.3119, 0.3616 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.83, -13.69, 10.41 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.83, -12.72, 9.14 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 85% · Blue 74%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BED8BD
.text { color: #BED8BD; }
.background { background-color: #BED8BD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BED8BD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 216, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(118, 26%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BED8BD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 216, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BED8BD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 216, 189, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BED8BD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BED8BD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D6BCD7:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.53:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.75:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BED8BD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BED8BD
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 #BED8BD: ·
How #BED8BD 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 #BED8BD 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 #BED8BD?
#BED8BD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 190, 216, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BED8BD?
#BED8BD is RGB 190, 216, 189 — HSL 118°, 26%, 79% — CMYK 12%, 0%, 12%, 15%.
What colors go with #BED8BD?
Its complement is #D6BCD7; analogous partners are #CAD7BC and #BCD7C9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BED8BD for text?
Black text on #BED8BD has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.