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#BCD4E1 closest to Pale Whale

#BCD4E1 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Pale Whale. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 83.1% green and 88.2% blue (rgb(188, 212, 225)). Its HSL value is 201° hue, 38% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. #BCD4E1 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.64:1.

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#BCD4E1 color conversion

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Variations of #BCD4E1

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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#BCD4E1 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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#BCD4E1 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCD4E1 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 #C8CEE1
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED3E2
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D3E2
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8CEE1
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D0E1
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2D8D8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8D6DD
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D0D0D0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBD1D5

#BCD4E1 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.54:1 Very poor#BCD4E1 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.64:1 Super#BCD4E1 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCD4E1 in CSS

/* Pale Whale */
.color { color: #BCD4E1; }
.background { background-color: #BCD4E1; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCD4E1; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 212 225);
color: hsl(201 38% 81%);
color: oklch(0.856 0.032 231.4);

#BCD4E1 FAQ

What color is #BCD4E1?

#BCD4E1 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 #BCD4E1?

#BCD4E1 is rgb(188, 212, 225) in RGB, hsl(201, 38%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCD4E1?

The complementary color of #BCD4E1 is #E1C9BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCD4E1?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCD4E1: 13.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCD4E1 a warm or cool color?

#BCD4E1 is a neutral color.