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BDC8A3

#BDC8A3 closest to Seedling

#BDC8A3 is a light, muted green; the closest named color is Seedling. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(189, 200, 163)). Its HSL value is 78° hue, 25% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 22% black. #BDC8A3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.95:1.

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#BDC8A3 color conversion

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Variations of #BDC8A3

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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#BDC8A3 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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#BDC8A3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC8A3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CCC3A4
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDC3A1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C5A2
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CCC3A4
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C7C5A4
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0C4BE
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEC6B0
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C2C5BC

#BDC8A3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#BDC8A3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.95:1 Very good#BDC8A3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC8A3 in CSS

/* Seedling */
.color { color: #BDC8A3; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8A3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC8A3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 200 163);
color: hsl(78 25% 71%);
color: oklch(0.815 0.052 121.0);

#BDC8A3 FAQ

What color is #BDC8A3?

#BDC8A3 is a light, muted green. Its closest named color is Seedling. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8A3?

#BDC8A3 is rgb(189, 200, 163) in RGB, hsl(78, 25%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8A3?

The complementary color of #BDC8A3 is #AEA3C8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC8A3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC8A3: 11.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC8A3 a warm or cool color?

#BDC8A3 is a cool color.