Palettes / Colors / #BFDBC0

#BFDBC0 — Light Dusty Green

#BFDBC0 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 #BFDBC0 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.

#BFDBC0 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 #DABED9; it also sits naturally between #CBDABE and #BEDACD. 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 86% · Blue 75%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDBC0

.text { color: #BFDBC0; }
.background { background-color: #BFDBC0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDBC0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 219, 192); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(122, 28%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDBC0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 219, 192, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDBC0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 219, 192, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDBC0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDBC0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DABED9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDBC0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDBC0

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 #BFDBC0 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 #BFDBC0 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

← #BFDBBF  ·  #BFDBC1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDBC0?

#BFDBC0 is Light Dusty Green, a green color (RGB 191, 219, 192). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDBC0?

#BFDBC0 is RGB 191, 219, 192 — HSL 122°, 28%, 80% — CMYK 13%, 0%, 12%, 14%.

What colors go with #BFDBC0?

Its complement is #DABED9; analogous partners are #CBDABE and #BEDACD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDBC0 for text?

Black text on #BFDBC0 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.