Palettes / Colors / #BFD4CD
#BFD4CD — Light Dusty Teal
#BFD4CD 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 #BFD4CD 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.
#BFD4CD 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 #D4BFC6; it also sits naturally between #BFD4C2 and #BFD1D4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFD4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 212, 205 |
| HSL | 160°, 20%, 79% |
| HSV | 160°, 10%, 83% |
| CMYK | 10%, 0%, 3%, 17% |
| XYZ | 56.05, 62.57, 66.88 |
| Yxy | 62.57, 0.3021, 0.3373 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.22, -8.37, 1.05 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.10, -7.85, 0.97 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 83% · Blue 80%
Cyan 10% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 17%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFD4CD
.text { color: #BFD4CD; }
.background { background-color: #BFD4CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFD4CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 212, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 20%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFD4CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 212, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFD4CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 212, 205, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFD4CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFD4CD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D4BFC6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.55:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFD4CD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFD4CD
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 #BFD4CD: ·
How #BFD4CD 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 #BFD4CD 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 #BFD4CD?
#BFD4CD is Light Dusty Teal, a teal color (RGB 191, 212, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFD4CD?
#BFD4CD is RGB 191, 212, 205 — HSL 160°, 20%, 79% — CMYK 10%, 0%, 3%, 17%.
What colors go with #BFD4CD?
Its complement is #D4BFC6; analogous partners are #BFD4C2 and #BFD1D4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFD4CD for text?
Black text on #BFD4CD has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.