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BBC8D1

#BBC8D1 closest to Plein Air

#BBC8D1 is a light gray; the closest named color is Plein Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 78.4% green and 82.0% blue (rgb(187, 200, 209)). Its HSL value is 205° hue, 19% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #BBC8D1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.30:1.

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Variations of #BBC8D1

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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#BBC8D1 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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#BBC8D1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBC8D1 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 #C1C5D1
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4C7D1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C7D1
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1C5D1
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C6D1
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6CACB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9C9CE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C7C9

#BBC8D1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#BBC8D1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.30:1 Super#BBC8D1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBC8D1 in CSS

/* Plein Air */
.color { color: #BBC8D1; }
.background { background-color: #BBC8D1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBC8D1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 200 209);
color: hsl(205 19% 78%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.019 237.8);

#BBC8D1 FAQ

What color is #BBC8D1?

#BBC8D1 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Plein Air. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBC8D1?

#BBC8D1 is rgb(187, 200, 209) in RGB, hsl(205, 19%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBC8D1?

The complementary color of #BBC8D1 is #D1C4BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBC8D1?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBC8D1: 12.30:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBC8D1 a warm or cool color?

#BBC8D1 is a neutral color.