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#BCD2DF closest to Pale Whale

#BCD2DF is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pale Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 82.4% green and 87.5% blue (rgb(188, 210, 223)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 35% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCD2DF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.42:1.

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Variations of #BCD2DF

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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#BCD2DF 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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#BCD2DF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD2DF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7CDDF
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCD1E0
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8D1E0
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7CDDF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4CFDF
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3D6D6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D3DB
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CFCFCF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CACFD3

#BCD2DF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.56:1 Very poor#BCD2DF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.42:1 Super#BCD2DF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD2DF in CSS

/* Pale Whale */
.color { color: #BCD2DF; }
.background { background-color: #BCD2DF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD2DF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 210 223);
color: hsl(202 35% 81%);
color: oklch(0.851 0.030 233.7);

#BCD2DF FAQ

What color is #BCD2DF?

#BCD2DF is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCD2DF?

#BCD2DF is rgb(188, 210, 223) in RGB, hsl(202, 35%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD2DF?

The complementary color of #BCD2DF is #DFC9BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD2DF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD2DF: 13.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD2DF a warm or cool color?

#BCD2DF is a neutral color.