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#BDCDCA closest to Windy

#BDCDCA is a light gray; the closest named color is Windy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green and 79.2% blue (rgb(189, 205, 202)). Its HSL value is 169° hue, 14% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #BDCDCA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.75:1.

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Variations of #BDCDCA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BDCDCAC3D2CFCAD7D4D1DCDAD7E1DFDEE6E4E4EBEAEBF0EFF2F5F4F8FAFA

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BDCDCAB7C5C2B1BDBBAAB5B3A4ADAC9EA6A4989E9D9296968C8F8E868787

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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#BDCDCA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BDCDCACDBDC0
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Split complementary

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

BDCDCACDBDC8CDC2BD
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BDCDCABDCDC2BDC8CD
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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BDCDCACABDCDCDCABD
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BDCDCABDC0CDCDBDC0CDCABD
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BDCDCAC2BDCDCDBDC0C8CDBD
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#BDCDCA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDCDCA 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 #C8C9CA
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CBCBCA
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8CBCA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8C9CA
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5CACA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B9CECC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBCDCB
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CACACA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6CACA

#BDCDCA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.65:1 Very poor#BDCDCA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.75:1 Super#BDCDCA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCDCA in CSS

/* Windy */
.color { color: #BDCDCA; }
.background { background-color: #BDCDCA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDCDCA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 205 202);
color: hsl(169 14% 77%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.018 183.4);

#BDCDCA FAQ

What color is #BDCDCA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BDCDCA?

#BDCDCA is rgb(189, 205, 202) in RGB, hsl(169, 14%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(8%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCDCA?

The complementary color of #BDCDCA is #CDBDC0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCDCA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCDCA: 12.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCDCA a warm or cool color?

#BDCDCA is a neutral color.