BDEDEB

#BDEDEB closest to Gentle Cold

#BDEDEB is a very light, muted turquoise; the closest named color is Gentle Cold. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 92.9% green and 92.2% blue (rgb(189, 237, 235)). Its HSL value is 177° hue, 57% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 7% black. #BDEDEB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 16.48:1.

#BDEDEB color conversion

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Variations of #BDEDEB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

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

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDE1EC
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7E8EB
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCE9EB
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDE1EC
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D5E5EB
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AEF0EC
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B7EEEC
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #E4E4E4
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBE6E6

#BDEDEB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.27:1 Very poor#BDEDEB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
16.48:1 Super#BDEDEB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDEDEB in CSS

/* Gentle Cold */
.color { color: #BDEDEB; }
.background { background-color: #BDEDEB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDEDEB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 237 235);
color: hsl(177 57% 84%);
color: oklch(0.912 0.049 193.2);

#BDEDEB FAQ

What color is #BDEDEB?

#BDEDEB is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Gentle Cold. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BDEDEB?

#BDEDEB is rgb(189, 237, 235) in RGB, hsl(177, 57%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 0%, 1%, 7%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDEDEB?

The complementary color of #BDEDEB is #EDBDBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDEDEB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDEDEB: 16.48:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDEDEB a warm or cool color?

#BDEDEB is a cool color.