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#bfd2c0

a light, soft green · neutral · closest name: Honey Dew

RGB
191, 210, 192
HSL
123°, 17%, 79%
CMYK
9, 0, 9, 18
Luminance
0.6098

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #bfd2c0 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#bfd2c0
Hue
123°
green
Saturation
17%
soft
Lightness
79%
light
Brightness
82%
HSV value
Perceived
79%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6098
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
57/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Soft
Best ink
Black
13.20:1
Closest name
Honey Dew
ΔE2000 10.3
Where it sits
Hue123° of 360°
Saturation17%
Lightness79%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool57% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#bfd2c0
RGBrgb(191, 210, 192)
HSLhsl(123, 17%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 18%)
LABlab(82.4 -9.8 6.7)
LCHlch(82.4 11.9 145.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.844 0.032 146.8)
Decimal12571328
Display P3color(display-p3 0.749 0.824 0.753)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #bfd2c0;
background-color: #bfd2c0;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#bfd2c0] bg-[#bfd2c0]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #bfd2c0;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.749, green: 0.824, blue: 0.753)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#bfd2c0")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFBFD2C0)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(192, 210, 191)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #bfd2c0 · 13.20:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.59:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.20:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #bfd2c0 as text scores 1.59:1 on white and 13.20:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#bfd2c0 on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#bfd2c0 on black: 13.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #D3CEBF
deuteranopia · #CFCCC1
tritanopia · #BDD1CD

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #bfd2c0 is pinned to step 300; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F6F8F6
#EEF2EE
#D9E3D9
#bfd2c0
#9CB99E
#7BA27D
#659067
#547856
#436045
#334734
#202C21
Base = 300Lightest = 50 · #F6F8F6Darkest = 950 · #202C21
:root {
  --brand-50: #F6F8F6;
  --brand-100: #EEF2EE;
  --brand-200: #D9E3D9;
  --brand-300: #bfd2c0;
  --brand-400: #9CB99E;
  --brand-500: #7BA27D;
  --brand-600: #659067;
  --brand-700: #547856;
  --brand-800: #436045;
  --brand-900: #334734;
  --brand-950: #202C21;
  --brand: #bfd2c0;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #bfd2c0

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F6F9F6
Tinted page background
Border#CFDDD0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5F8761
Captions on the surface
Accent#74507C
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#354B36
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F0F4F0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172118
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #bfd2c0

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Charts, tags and secondary surfaces
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#D2BFD1
Analogous left#C7D2BF
Analogous right#BFD2C9
Split-complement 1#C9BFD2
Split-complement 2#D2BFC7
Triadic 1#C0BFD2
Triadic 2#D2C0BF
Tetradic#BFC7D2

RGB percentages

Red74.9%
Green82.4%
Blue75.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan9.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow8.6%
Key (black)17.6%

Color previews

#bfd2c0 text on a black background

contrast 13.20:1

Card sample

#bfd2c0 text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #bfd2c0;
Background color
Panel with #bfd2c0 background
background-color: #bfd2c0;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #bfd2c0;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(191, 210, 192, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(191, 210, 192, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #bfd2c0;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfd2c0, #BFD2CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #bfd2c0

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#bfd2c0 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Converts to four-color process without much drama. Proof it anyway.

#bfd2c0, answered

What color is #bfd2c0?

#bfd2c0 is a light soft green, closest to Honey Dew (ΔE2000 10.3). It sits at 123° on the hue wheel with 17% saturation and 79% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #bfd2c0?

rgb(191, 210, 192) — 191 red, 210 green and 192 blue out of 255, or 74.9% / 82.4% / 75.3% by channel.

Is #bfd2c0 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6098 and perceived brightness is 79%, so black text on it reaches 13.20:1.

Should I use black or white text on #bfd2c0?

Black. It scores 13.20:1 against #bfd2c0, versus 1.59:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #bfd2c0?

#D2BFD1 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #C9BFD2 and #D2BFC7, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #bfd2c0?

For interface work: #F6F9F6 as the surface, #CFDDD0 for borders, #5F8761 for secondary text, #74507C as an accent and #354B36 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #C7D2BF and #BFD2C9 stays calm, while #D2BFD1 is the loudest partner.

What is #bfd2c0 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(9%, 0%, 9%, 18%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — ask your printer for a proof before committing to a run.

Is #bfd2c0 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 57 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #C5D2BF; nudged cooler, #BED3C7.

Work with #bfd2c0 in the Color Lab