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#BEC8D9 closest to Plein Air

#BEC8D9 is a light gray; the closest named color is Plein Air. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.5% red, 78.4% green and 85.1% blue (rgb(190, 200, 217)). Its HSL value is 218° hue, 26% saturation and 80% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. #BEC8D9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.45:1.

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Variations of #BEC8D9

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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#BEC8D9 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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#BEC8D9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BEC8D9 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 #C0C6D9
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C3C9DA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C8DA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0C6D9
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0C7D9
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B8CBCD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCC9D4
  • 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 #C5C7CC

#BEC8D9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.69:1 Very poor#BEC8D9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.45:1 Super#BEC8D9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BEC8D9 in CSS

/* Plein Air */
.color { color: #BEC8D9; }
.background { background-color: #BEC8D9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BEC8D9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(190 200 217);
color: hsl(218 26% 80%);
color: oklch(0.830 0.026 261.1);

#BEC8D9 FAQ

What color is #BEC8D9?

#BEC8D9 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 #BEC8D9?

#BEC8D9 is rgb(190, 200, 217) in RGB, hsl(218, 26%, 80%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BEC8D9?

The complementary color of #BEC8D9 is #D9CFBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BEC8D9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BEC8D9: 12.45:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BEC8D9 a warm or cool color?

#BEC8D9 is a neutral color.