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BCDCDA

#BCDCDA closest to Catch the Wave

#BCDCDA 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, 86.3% green and 85.5% blue (rgb(188, 220, 218)). Its HSL value is 176° hue, 31% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. #BCDCDA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.39:1.

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#BCDCDA color conversion

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Variations of #BCDCDA

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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#BCDCDA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCDCDADCBCBE
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Split complementary

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

BCDCDADCBCCEDCCABC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BCDCDABCDCCABCCEDC
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Triadic

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

BCDCDADABCDCDCDABC
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Tetradic

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

BCDCDABCBEDCDCBCBEDCDABC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BCDCDACABCDCDCBCBECEDCBC
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#BCDCDA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCDCDA 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 #D1D4DA
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D8D8DA
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1D9DA
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D1D4DA
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CCD7DA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3DEDB
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B8DDDB
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0D7D7

#BCDCDA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.46:1 Very poor#BCDCDA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.39:1 Super#BCDCDA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCDCDA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 220 218);
color: hsl(176 31% 80%);
color: oklch(0.871 0.034 191.9);

#BCDCDA FAQ

What color is #BCDCDA?

#BCDCDA 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 #BCDCDA?

#BCDCDA is rgb(188, 220, 218) in RGB, hsl(176, 31%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCDCDA?

The complementary color of #BCDCDA is #DCBCBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCDCDA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCDCDA: 14.39:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCDCDA a warm or cool color?

#BCDCDA is a neutral color.