Palettes / Colors / #BFDDBA
#BFDDBA — Light Muted Green
#BFDDBA is a green color we call Light Muted 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 #BFDDBA 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.
#BFDDBA 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 #D8BBDD; it also sits naturally between #D1DDBB and #BBDDC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFDDBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 221, 186 |
| HSL | 111°, 34%, 80% |
| HSV | 111°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.21, 66.33, 56.30 |
| Yxy | 66.33, 0.3143, 0.3709 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.17, -16.39, 13.90 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.45, -15.24, 12.04 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 73%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 16% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFDDBA
.text { color: #BFDDBA; }
.background { background-color: #BFDDBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDDBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 221, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(111, 34%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDDBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 221, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDDBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 221, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFDDBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDDBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFDDBA
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Tones of #BFDDBA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8BBDD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.27:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFDDBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDDBA
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 #BFDDBA: ·
How #BFDDBA 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 #BFDDBA 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 #BFDDBA?
#BFDDBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 221, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDDBA?
#BFDDBA is RGB 191, 221, 186 — HSL 111°, 34%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #BFDDBA?
Its complement is #D8BBDD; analogous partners are #D1DDBB and #BBDDC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFDDBA for text?
Black text on #BFDDBA has a contrast ratio of 14.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.