Palettes / Colors / #BFCED3
#BFCED3 — Light Dusty Blue
#BFCED3 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 #BFCED3 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.
#BFCED3 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 #D4C4BF; it also sits naturally between #BFD4CF and #BFC4D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFCED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 206, 211 |
| HSL | 195°, 19%, 79% |
| HSV | 195°, 9%, 83% |
| CMYK | 9%, 2%, 0%, 17% |
| XYZ | 55.32, 59.92, 70.28 |
| Yxy | 59.92, 0.2982, 0.3230 |
| CIE-Lab | 81.80, -4.08, -4.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.41, -3.84, -4.00 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 81% · Blue 83%
Cyan 9% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFCED3
.text { color: #BFCED3; }
.background { background-color: #BFCED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 206, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 19%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 206, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 206, 211, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFCED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFCED3">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4C4BF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.62:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 12.98:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFCED3: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCED3
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 #BFCED3: ·
How #BFCED3 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 #BFCED3 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 #BFCED3?
#BFCED3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 206, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCED3?
#BFCED3 is RGB 191, 206, 211 — HSL 195°, 19%, 79% — CMYK 9%, 2%, 0%, 17%.
What colors go with #BFCED3?
Its complement is #D4C4BF; analogous partners are #BFD4CF and #BFC4D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFCED3 for text?
Black text on #BFCED3 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.