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#BDCEED Frost Fairy

#BDCEED is a light, muted blue named Frost Fairy. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green and 92.9% blue (rgb(189, 206, 237)). Its HSL value is 219° hue, 57% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. #BDCEED is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.22:1.

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Variations of #BDCEED

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

How #BDCEED 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 #C0CBEC
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C4D0EF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2CFEE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0CBEC
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFCCED
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1D4D8
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B9D1E4
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C9CDD6

#BDCEED contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#BDCEED text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.22:1 Super#BDCEED text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDCEED in CSS

/* Frost Fairy */
.color { color: #BDCEED; }
.background { background-color: #BDCEED; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDCEED; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 206 237);
color: hsl(219 57% 84%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.047 262.5);

#BDCEED FAQ

What color is #BDCEED?

#BDCEED is a light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDCEED?

#BDCEED is rgb(189, 206, 237) in RGB, hsl(219, 57%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 13%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDCEED?

The complementary color of #BDCEED is #EDDCBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDCEED?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDCEED: 13.22:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDCEED a warm or cool color?

#BDCEED is a cool color.