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#BDC8BB closest to Bok Choy

#BDC8BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Bok Choy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(189, 200, 187)). Its HSL value is 111° hue, 11% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 22% black. #BDC8BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.14:1.

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#BDC8BB color conversion

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Variations of #BDC8BB

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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#BDC8BB 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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#BDC8BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC8BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C4BC
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9C6BA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C6BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C4BC
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4C6BB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCC7C4
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDC8BF
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C6C2

#BDC8BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.73:1 Very poor#BDC8BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.14:1 Super#BDC8BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC8BB in CSS

/* Bok Choy */
.color { color: #BDC8BB; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC8BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 200 187);
color: hsl(111 11% 76%);
color: oklch(0.821 0.022 140.9);

#BDC8BB FAQ

What color is #BDC8BB?

#BDC8BB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8BB?

#BDC8BB is rgb(189, 200, 187) in RGB, hsl(111, 11%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 7%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8BB?

The complementary color of #BDC8BB is #C6BBC8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC8BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC8BB: 12.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC8BB a warm or cool color?

#BDC8BB is a neutral color.