Palettes / Colors / #BFDFC8

#BFDFC8 — Light Muted Green

#BFDFC8 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 #BFDFC8 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.

#BFDFC8 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 #DFBFD5; it also sits naturally between #C5DFBF and #BFDFD8. 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 78%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDFC8

.text { color: #BFDFC8; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFC8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDFC8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 200); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(137, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDFC8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 200, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDFC8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 200, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDFC8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDFC8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFBFD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDFC8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDFC8

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:

How #BFDFC8 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 #BFDFC8 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

← #BFDFC7  ·  #BFDFC9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDFC8?

#BFDFC8 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 223, 200). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDFC8?

#BFDFC8 is RGB 191, 223, 200 — HSL 137°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 10%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFDFC8?

Its complement is #DFBFD5; analogous partners are #C5DFBF and #BFDFD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDFC8 for text?

Black text on #BFDFC8 has a contrast ratio of 14.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.