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#BDBCBB Dust to Dust

#BDBCBB is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 73.7% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(189, 188, 187)). Its HSL value is 30° hue, 1% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 1% yellow and 26% black. #BDBCBB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.07:1.

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Variations of #BDBCBB

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

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BCBCBB
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Tritanopia 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBCBC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBCBB
  • Achromatopsia 100% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 100% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC

#BDBCBB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.90:1 Very poor#BDBCBB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.07:1 Very good#BDBCBB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBCBB in CSS

/* Dust to Dust */
.color { color: #BDBCBB; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCBB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBCBB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 188 187);
color: hsl(30 1% 74%);
color: oklch(0.796 0.002 67.8);

#BDBCBB FAQ

What color is #BDBCBB?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDBCBB?

#BDBCBB is rgb(189, 188, 187) in RGB, hsl(30, 1%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 1%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBCBB?

The complementary color of #BDBCBB is #BBBCBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBCBB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBCBB: 11.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBCBB a warm or cool color?

#BDBCBB is a neutral color.