Palettes / Colors / #BFDEBA
#BFDEBA — Light Muted Green
#BFDEBA 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 #BFDEBA 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.
#BFDEBA 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 #D9BADE; it also sits naturally between #D1DEBA and #BADEC7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFDEBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 222, 186 |
| HSL | 112°, 35%, 80% |
| HSV | 112°, 16%, 87% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 16%, 13% |
| XYZ | 56.47, 66.86, 56.38 |
| Yxy | 66.86, 0.3142, 0.3720 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.44, -16.88, 14.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.77, -15.71, 12.36 |
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 #BFDEBA
.text { color: #BFDEBA; }
.background { background-color: #BFDEBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDEBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 222, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(112, 35%, 80%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDEBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 222, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDEBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 222, 186, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFDEBA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDEBA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BFDEBA
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Tones of #BFDEBA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9BADE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.37:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFDEBA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDEBA
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 #BFDEBA: ·
How #BFDEBA 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 #BFDEBA 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 #BFDEBA?
#BFDEBA is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 222, 186). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDEBA?
#BFDEBA is RGB 191, 222, 186 — HSL 112°, 35%, 80% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 16%, 13%.
What colors go with #BFDEBA?
Its complement is #D9BADE; analogous partners are #D1DEBA and #BADEC7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFDEBA for text?
Black text on #BFDEBA has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.