Palettes / Colors / #BFCFBD

#BFCFBD — Light Dusty Green

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

Color name

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

#BFCFBD is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #CEBED0; it also sits naturally between #C9D0BE and #BED0C5. 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 74%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFCFBD

.text { color: #BFCFBD; }
.background { background-color: #BFCFBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCFBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 207, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(113, 16%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCFBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 207, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCFBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 207, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEBED0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFCFBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCFBD

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 #BFCFBD 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 #BFCFBD 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

← #BFCFBC  ·  #BFCFBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCFBD?

#BFCFBD is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 191, 207, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCFBD?

#BFCFBD is RGB 191, 207, 189 — HSL 113°, 16%, 78% — CMYK 8%, 0%, 9%, 19%.

What colors go with #BFCFBD?

Its complement is #CEBED0; analogous partners are #C9D0BE and #BED0C5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCFBD for text?

Black text on #BFCFBD has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.