Palettes / Colors / #BFCCD2

#BFCCD2 — Light Dusty Blue

#BFCCD2 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFCCD2 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.

#BFCCD2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #D3C6C0; it also sits naturally between #C0D3CF and #C0C4D3. 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 82%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCCD2

.text { color: #BFCCD2; }
.background { background-color: #BFCCD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCCD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 204, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 17%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCCD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 204, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCCD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 204, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCCD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCCD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFCCD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D3C6C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCCD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCCD2

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 #BFCCD2 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 #BFCCD2 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

← #BFCCD1  ·  #BFCCD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCCD2?

#BFCCD2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 204, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCCD2?

#BFCCD2 is RGB 191, 204, 210 — HSL 199°, 17%, 79% — CMYK 9%, 3%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BFCCD2?

Its complement is #D3C6C0; analogous partners are #C0D3CF and #C0C4D3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCCD2 for text?

Black text on #BFCCD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.