Palettes / Colors / #BFDFBF

#BFDFBF — Light Muted Green

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

#BFDFBF 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 #DFBFDF; it also sits naturally between #CFDFBF and #BFDFCF. 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 75%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDFBF

.text { color: #BFDFBF; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFBF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDFBF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 191); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(120, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDFBF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 191, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDFBF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 191, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFDFBF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFBFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDFBF: #000000.

How #BFDFBF 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 #BFDFBF 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

← #BFDFBE  ·  #BFDFC0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDFBF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDFBF?

#BFDFBF is RGB 191, 223, 191 — HSL 120°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 14%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFDFBF?

Its complement is #DFBFDF; analogous partners are #CFDFBF and #BFDFCF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDFBF for text?

Black text on #BFDFBF has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.