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BDC8CD

#BDC8CD closest to Herring Silver

#BDC8CD is a light gray; the closest named color is Herring Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 80.4% blue (rgb(189, 200, 205)). Its HSL value is 199° hue, 14% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BDC8CD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.31:1.

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#BDC8CD color conversion

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Variations of #BDC8CD

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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#BDC8CD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDC8CDCDC2BD
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BDC8CDCDBDC0CDCABD
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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.

BDC8CDCABDCDCDC2BDC0CDBD
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#BDC8CD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC8CD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C3C5CD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5C7CD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C7CD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3C5CD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C6CD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9CAC9
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC9CB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C6C6C6
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C4C7C8

#BDC8CD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.71:1 Very poor#BDC8CD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.31:1 Super#BDC8CD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC8CD in CSS

/* Herring Silver */
.color { color: #BDC8CD; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8CD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC8CD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 200 205);
color: hsl(199 14% 77%);
color: oklch(0.826 0.014 226.6);

#BDC8CD FAQ

What color is #BDC8CD?

#BDC8CD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8CD?

#BDC8CD is rgb(189, 200, 205) in RGB, hsl(199, 14%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 2%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8CD?

The complementary color of #BDC8CD is #CDC2BD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC8CD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC8CD: 12.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC8CD a warm or cool color?

#BDC8CD is a neutral color.