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#BBC5CE Yorkshire Cloud

#BBC5CE is a light gray named Yorkshire Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 77.3% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(187, 197, 206)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 16% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BBC5CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.99:1.

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Variations of #BBC5CE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBC5CE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBC5CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC5CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFC3CE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C5CE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0C5CE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFC3CE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEC4CE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7C7C8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C6CB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C4C4C4
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C4C6

#BBC5CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.75:1 Very poor#BBC5CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.99:1 Very good#BBC5CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC5CE in CSS

/* Yorkshire Cloud */
.color { color: #BBC5CE; }
.background { background-color: #BBC5CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC5CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 197 206);
color: hsl(208 16% 77%);
color: oklch(0.818 0.017 245.1);

#BBC5CE FAQ

What color is #BBC5CE?

#BBC5CE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC5CE?

#BBC5CE is rgb(187, 197, 206) in RGB, hsl(208, 16%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 4%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC5CE?

The complementary color of #BBC5CE is #CEC4BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC5CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC5CE: 11.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC5CE a warm or cool color?

#BBC5CE is a neutral color.