#BDC5AF

A light, muted green closely aligning with Silver.

About #BDC5AF

Visually, #BDC5AF is defined as a muted green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Silver. Its digital footprint relies on 189 parts red, 197 parts green, and 175 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow, and 23% black. With a hue angle of 81.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#BDC5AF
RGB189, 197, 175
HSL81.8°, 15.9%, 72.9%
CMYK4%, 0%, 11%, 23%
HSV81.8°, 11.2%, 77.3%
LAB78.4, -6.7, 10.1
XYZ48.7, 53.8, 48.4
Decimal12436911

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.78:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
11.77:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.71:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
10.01:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #BDC5AF; }
.text-color { color: #BDC5AF; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #BDC5AF; }

Similar Colors

Silver
#C0C0C0