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#BDC8D8 closest to Plein Air

#BDC8D8 is a light gray; the closest named color is Plein Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 78.4% green and 84.7% blue (rgb(189, 200, 216)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 26% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BDC8D8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.42:1.

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#BDC8D8 color conversion

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Variations of #BDC8D8

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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#BDC8D8 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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#BDC8D8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDC8D8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0C6D8
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C8D9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C8D9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C6D8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFC7D8
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7CBCD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBC9D3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C7C7C7
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C5C7CB

#BDC8D8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#BDC8D8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.42:1 Super#BDC8D8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDC8D8 in CSS

/* Plein Air */
.color { color: #BDC8D8; }
.background { background-color: #BDC8D8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDC8D8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 200 216);
color: hsl(216 26% 79%);
color: oklch(0.829 0.025 257.7);

#BDC8D8 FAQ

What color is #BDC8D8?

#BDC8D8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Plein Air. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDC8D8?

#BDC8D8 is rgb(189, 200, 216) in RGB, hsl(216, 26%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 7%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDC8D8?

The complementary color of #BDC8D8 is #D8CDBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDC8D8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDC8D8: 12.42:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDC8D8 a warm or cool color?

#BDC8D8 is a neutral color.