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#BCEDEE closest to Gentle Cold

#BCEDEE is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 92.9% green and 93.3% blue (rgb(188, 237, 238)). Its HSL value is 181° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BCEDEE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.49:1.

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Variations of #BCEDEE

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DCE1EE
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E6E8EE
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCE9EE
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DCE1EE
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D4E5EE
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ACF0ED
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B6EEEE
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBE6E6

#BCEDEE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#BCEDEE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.49:1 Super#BCEDEE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCEDEE in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BCEDEE; }
.background { background-color: #BCEDEE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCEDEE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 237 238);
color: hsl(181 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.050 197.9);

#BCEDEE FAQ

What color is #BCEDEE?

#BCEDEE is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BCEDEE?

#BCEDEE is rgb(188, 237, 238) in RGB, hsl(181, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCEDEE?

The complementary color of #BCEDEE is #EEBDBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCEDEE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCEDEE: 16.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCEDEE a warm or cool color?

#BCEDEE is a cool color.