Palettes / Colors / #BFCE8E

#BFCE8E — Light Muted Green

#BFCE8E is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Tan (#D2B48C). It belongs to the green family.

#BFCE8E 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 #9C8DCE; it also sits naturally between #CEBD8D and #9ECE8D. 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 81% · Blue 56%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCE8E

.text { color: #BFCE8E; }
.background { background-color: #BFCE8E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCE8E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 142); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(74, 40%, 68%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCE8E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 142, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCE8E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 142, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFCE8E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCE8E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C8DCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCE8E: #000000.

How #BFCE8E 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 #BFCE8E

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFCE8E 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

← #BFCE8D  ·  #BFCE8F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCE8E?

#BFCE8E is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 206, 142). Its closest standard named color is Tan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCE8E?

#BFCE8E is RGB 191, 206, 142 — HSL 74°, 40%, 68% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 31%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCE8E?

Its complement is #9C8DCE; analogous partners are #CEBD8D and #9ECE8D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCE8E for text?

Black text on #BFCE8E has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.