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#BDBACE Blue Haze

#BDBACE is a light gray named Blue Haze. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 80.8% blue (rgb(189, 186, 206)). Its HSL value is 249° hue, 17% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black. #BDBACE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.08:1.

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Variations of #BDBACE

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

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BCCD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6BCCF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BCCF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BCCD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8BBCE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BABDC0
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBBC8
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCC1

#BDBACE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BDBACE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.08:1 Very good#BDBACE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBACE in CSS

/* Blue Haze */
.color { color: #BDBACE; }
.background { background-color: #BDBACE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBACE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 186 206);
color: hsl(249 17% 77%);
color: oklch(0.798 0.028 292.6);

#BDBACE FAQ

What color is #BDBACE?

#BDBACE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Blue Haze. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBACE?

#BDBACE is rgb(189, 186, 206) in RGB, hsl(249, 17%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBACE?

The complementary color of #BDBACE is #CBCEBA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBACE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBACE: 11.08:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBACE a warm or cool color?

#BDBACE is a neutral color.