Palettes / Colors / #BFCAA0

#BFCAA0 — Light Dusty Green

#BFCAA0 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 #BFCAA0 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.

#BFCAA0 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ABA0CA; it also sits naturally between #CAC0A0 and #AACAA0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 63%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 21% · Key 21%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BFCAA0

.text { color: #BFCAA0; }
.background { background-color: #BFCAA0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCAA0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 160); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(76, 28%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCAA0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 160, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCAA0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 160, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCAA0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCAA0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ABA0CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCAA0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCAA0

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:

How #BFCAA0 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 #BFCAA0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCA9F  ·  #BFCAA1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCAA0?

#BFCAA0 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 191, 202, 160). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCAA0?

#BFCAA0 is RGB 191, 202, 160 — HSL 76°, 28%, 71% — CMYK 5%, 0%, 21%, 21%.

What colors go with #BFCAA0?

Its complement is #ABA0CA; analogous partners are #CAC0A0 and #AACAA0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCAA0 for text?

Black text on #BFCAA0 has a contrast ratio of 12.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.