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#BCDBDE Quick-Freeze

#BCDBDE is a very light gray named Quick-Freeze. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 85.9% green and 87.1% blue (rgb(188, 219, 222)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 34% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. #BCDBDE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.33:1.

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#BCDBDE color conversion

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Variations of #BCDBDE

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

How #BCDBDE 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 #D0D3DE
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6D8DE
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFD8DE
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D3DE
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CAD6DE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2DEDC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DCDD
  • 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 #CFD7D7

#BCDBDE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.47:1 Very poor#BCDBDE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.33:1 Super#BCDBDE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDBDE in CSS

/* Quick-Freeze */
.color { color: #BCDBDE; }
.background { background-color: #BCDBDE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCDBDE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 219 222);
color: hsl(185 34% 80%);
color: oklch(0.870 0.033 203.7);

#BCDBDE FAQ

What color is #BCDBDE?

#BCDBDE is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Quick-Freeze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCDBDE?

#BCDBDE is rgb(188, 219, 222) in RGB, hsl(185, 34%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 1%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDBDE?

The complementary color of #BCDBDE is #DEBFBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDBDE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDBDE: 14.33:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDBDE a warm or cool color?

#BCDBDE is a neutral color.