Palettes / Colors / #BFCECA
#BFCECA — Light Dusty Teal
#BFCECA is a teal color we call Light Dusty Teal, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFCECA 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.
#BFCECA is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #CEC0C3; it also sits naturally between #C0CEC3 and #C0CBCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCECA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 206, 202 |
| HSL | 164°, 13%, 78% |
| HSV | 164°, 7%, 81% |
| CMYK | 7%, 0%, 2%, 19% |
| XYZ | 54.22, 59.48, 64.50 |
| Yxy | 59.48, 0.3042, 0.3338 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.56, -5.83, 0.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.13, -5.45, 0.21 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 79%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 19%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCECA
.text { color: #BFCECA; }
.background { background-color: #BFCECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(164, 13%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCECA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #CEC0C3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.63:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCECA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCECA
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 #BFCECA: ·
How #BFCECA 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 #BFCECA 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 #BFCECA?
#BFCECA is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCECA?
#BFCECA is RGB 191, 206, 202 — HSL 164°, 13%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 0%, 2%, 19%.
What colors go with #BFCECA?
Its complement is #CEC0C3; analogous partners are #C0CEC3 and #C0CBCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCECA for text?
Black text on #BFCECA has a contrast ratio of 12.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.