Palettes / Colors / #BFDEC9
#BFDEC9 — Light Muted Green
#BFDEC9 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 #BFDEC9 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.
#BFDEC9 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 #DEBFD4; it also sits naturally between #C5DEBF and #BFDED8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BFDEC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 191, 222, 201 |
| HSL | 139°, 32%, 81% |
| HSV | 139°, 14%, 87% |
| CMYK | 14%, 0%, 9%, 13% |
| XYZ | 58.15, 67.54, 65.23 |
| Yxy | 67.54, 0.3046, 0.3537 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.77, -14.22, 6.87 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.18, -13.33, 6.22 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 79%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 9% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BFDEC9
.text { color: #BFDEC9; }
.background { background-color: #BFDEC9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDEC9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 222, 201); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(139, 32%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDEC9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 222, 201, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDEC9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 222, 201, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BFDEC9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDEC9">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #DEBFD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.51:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BFDEC9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDEC9
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 #BFDEC9: ·
How #BFDEC9 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 #BFDEC9 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 #BFDEC9?
#BFDEC9 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 222, 201). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDEC9?
#BFDEC9 is RGB 191, 222, 201 — HSL 139°, 32%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 9%, 13%.
What colors go with #BFDEC9?
Its complement is #DEBFD4; analogous partners are #C5DEBF and #BFDED8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BFDEC9 for text?
Black text on #BFDEC9 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.