Palettes / Colors / #BFDFD2

#BFDFD2 — Light Muted Green

#BFDFD2 is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #BFDFD2 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.

#BFDFD2 is a cool 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 #DFBFCB; it also sits naturally between #BFDFC2 and #BFDBDF. 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 82%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFDFD2

.text { color: #BFDFD2; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFDFD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 223, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 33%, 81%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFDFD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 223, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFDFD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 223, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFDFD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFDFD2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFBFCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFDFD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFDFD2

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 #BFDFD2 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 #BFDFD2 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFDFD2?

#BFDFD2 is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 191, 223, 210). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFDFD2?

#BFDFD2 is RGB 191, 223, 210 — HSL 156°, 33%, 81% — CMYK 14%, 0%, 6%, 13%.

What colors go with #BFDFD2?

Its complement is #DFBFCB; analogous partners are #BFDFC2 and #BFDBDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFDFD2 for text?

Black text on #BFDFD2 has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.