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#BBC8CE closest to Yorkshire Cloud

#BBC8CE is a light gray; the closest named color is Yorkshire Cloud. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(187, 200, 206)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 16% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BBC8CE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.27:1.

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#BBC8CE color conversion

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Variations of #BBC8CE

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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#BBC8CE 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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#BBC8CE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8CE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2C5CE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C7CE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C7CE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C5CE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C6CE
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6CACA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C9CC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C6C8

#BBC8CE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#BBC8CE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.27:1 Super#BBC8CE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8CE in CSS

/* Yorkshire Cloud */
.color { color: #BBC8CE; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8CE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8CE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 206);
color: hsl(199 16% 77%);
color: oklch(0.825 0.017 227.0);

#BBC8CE FAQ

What color is #BBC8CE?

#BBC8CE 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 #BBC8CE?

#BBC8CE is rgb(187, 200, 206) in RGB, hsl(199, 16%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8CE?

The complementary color of #BBC8CE is #CEC1BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8CE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8CE: 12.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8CE a warm or cool color?

#BBC8CE is a neutral color.