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#BCDBDA closest to Catch the Wave

#BCDBDA is a very light gray; the closest named color is Catch the Wave. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(188, 219, 218)). Its HSL value is 178° hue, 30% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #BCDBDA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.28:1.

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#BCDBDA color conversion

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Variations of #BCDBDA

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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#BCDBDA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCDBDADBBCBD
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Split complementary

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

BCDBDADBBCCDDBCBBC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BCDBDABCDBCBBCCDDB
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Triadic

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

BCDBDADABCDBDBDABC
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Tetradic

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

BCDBDABCBDDBDBBCBDDBDABC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BCDBDACBBCDBDBBCBDCDDBBC
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#BCDBDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7D8DA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D8DA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D3DA
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBD6DA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3DDDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DCDA
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D5D5D5
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFD6D6

#BCDBDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#BCDBDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.28:1 Super#BCDBDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDBDA in CSS

/* Catch the Wave */
.color { color: #BCDBDA; }
.background { background-color: #BCDBDA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDBDA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 219 218);
color: hsl(178 30% 80%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.033 194.2);

#BCDBDA FAQ

What color is #BCDBDA?

#BCDBDA is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBDA?

#BCDBDA is rgb(188, 219, 218) in RGB, hsl(178, 30%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(14%, 0%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBDA?

The complementary color of #BCDBDA is #DBBCBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDBDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDBDA: 14.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDBDA a warm or cool color?

#BCDBDA is a neutral color.