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#BDC8BF closest to Brume

#BDC8BF is a light gray; the closest named color is Brume. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(189, 200, 191)). Its HSL value is 131° hue, 9% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 22% black. #BDC8BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.18:1.

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#BDC8BF color conversion

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Variations of #BDC8BF

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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#BDC8BF 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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#BDC8BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC8BF 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 #C6C5BF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8C6BF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C6BF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6C5BF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3C6BF
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCC8C5
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC8C2
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C5C5C5
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C3C6C4

#BDC8BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.72:1 Very poor#BDC8BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.18:1 Super#BDC8BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC8BF in CSS

/* Brume */
.color { color: #BDC8BF; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC8BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 200 191);
color: hsl(131 9% 76%);
color: oklch(0.822 0.017 151.0);

#BDC8BF FAQ

What color is #BDC8BF?

#BDC8BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Brume. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8BF?

#BDC8BF is rgb(189, 200, 191) in RGB, hsl(131, 9%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8BF?

The complementary color of #BDC8BF is #C8BDC6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC8BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC8BF: 12.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC8BF a warm or cool color?

#BDC8BF is a neutral color.