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#BDBCA9 Ash

#BDBCA9 is a light gray named Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(189, 188, 169)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 13% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 26% black. #BDBCA9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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Variations of #BDBCA9

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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#BDBCA9 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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#BDBCA9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBCA9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0BBAA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BAA8
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBA8
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BBAA
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBCA9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEBBAF
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBBB7

#BDBCA9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BDBCA9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.93:1 Very good#BDBCA9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBCA9 in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BDBCA9; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCA9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBCA9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 188 169);
color: hsl(57 13% 70%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.026 104.5);

#BDBCA9 FAQ

What color is #BDBCA9?

#BDBCA9 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBCA9?

#BDBCA9 is rgb(189, 188, 169) in RGB, hsl(57, 13%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBCA9?

The complementary color of #BDBCA9 is #A9AABD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBCA9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBCA9: 10.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBCA9 a warm or cool color?

#BDBCA9 is a neutral color.