Palettes / Colors / #BFDFB4

#BFDFB4 — Light Muted Green

#BFDFB4 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.

#BFDFB4 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 #D4B4DF; it also sits naturally between #D4DFB4 and #B4DFBF. 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 87% · Blue 71%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 19% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDFB4

.text { color: #BFDFB4; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFB4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDFB4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 180); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(105, 40%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDFB4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 180, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDFB4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 180, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDFB4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDFB4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4B4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDFB4: #000000.

How #BFDFB4 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 #BFDFB4 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

← #BFDFB3  ·  #BFDFB5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDFB4?

#BFDFB4 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 223, 180). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDFB4?

#BFDFB4 is RGB 191, 223, 180 — HSL 105°, 40%, 79% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 19%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFDFB4?

Its complement is #D4B4DF; analogous partners are #D4DFB4 and #B4DFBF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDFB4 for text?

Black text on #BFDFB4 has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.