Palettes / Colors / #BFCBAE

#BFCBAE — Light Dusty Green

#BFCBAE is a green color we call Light Dusty Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BFCBAE 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 #BAAECB; it also sits naturally between #CBC9AE and #B1CBAE. 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 80% · Blue 68%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCBAE

.text { color: #BFCBAE; }
.background { background-color: #BFCBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 203, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(85, 22%, 74%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 203, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 203, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCBAE

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Tones of #BFCBAE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAAECB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCBAE: #000000.

How #BFCBAE 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 #BFCBAE 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

← #BFCBAD  ·  #BFCBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCBAE?

#BFCBAE is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 191, 203, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCBAE?

#BFCBAE is RGB 191, 203, 174 — HSL 85°, 22%, 74% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 14%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFCBAE?

Its complement is #BAAECB; analogous partners are #CBC9AE and #B1CBAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCBAE for text?

Black text on #BFCBAE has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.70:1.