Information about #BCD3BD color

#BCD3BD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCD3BD falls into the Green Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 211, 189) — 73.7% red, 82.7% green, 74.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 9 / 0 / 9 / 17. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BCD3BD reads as a gently muted green and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Surf (#B8D4BB). Nearby in the Register you will also find Fertile Mind (#B9D6C2) and Paris White (#BFCDC0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(188, 211, 189)), which gives #BCD3BD its character. On this background, black text reaches a 13.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BCD3BD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCD3BD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BCD3BD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Surf color link
Surf

#B8D4BB

Fertile Mind color link
Fertile Mind

#B9D6C2

Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

Surf Crest color link
Surf Crest

#C3D6BD

Kandinsky color link
Kandinsky

#C3D8BD

Sea Mist color link
Sea Mist

#C2D5C4

Edgewater color link
Edgewater

#C1D8C5

Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

#BCC9C2

Cooled Green color link
Cooled Green

#C4D3B4

Jet Stream color link
Jet Stream

#BBD0C9

Secrets color link
Secrets

#C6CABB

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCD3BD
  • RGB188, 211, 189
  • CMYK9, 0, 9, 17
  • CSSrgb(188, 211, 189)
  • HSL123°, 21%, 78%
  • HSL Precise122.609°, 20.721%, 78.235%
  • HSV123°, 11%, 83%
  • HSB123°, 11%, 83%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.827
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.827, 0.741)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.827, 0.741, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.827, 0.741)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.1%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCD3BD
  • DECIMAL ID12374973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01