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#BFD4E7 closest to Polar Opposite

#BFD4E7 is a very light gray; the closest named color is Polar Opposite. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 83.1% green and 90.6% blue (rgb(191, 212, 231)). Its HSL value is 208° hue, 45% saturation and 83% lightness, and in CMYK it is 17% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. #BFD4E7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.79:1.

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Variations of #BFD4E7

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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#BFD4E7 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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#BFD4E7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFD4E7 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 #C8CFE7
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDD4E8
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9D3E8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C8CFE7
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5D1E7
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5D8DA
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BBD6E1
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D1D1D1
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDD2D7

#BFD4E7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.52:1 Very poor#BFD4E7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.79:1 Super#BFD4E7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFD4E7 in CSS

/* Polar Opposite */
.color { color: #BFD4E7; }
.background { background-color: #BFD4E7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFD4E7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 212 231);
color: hsl(208 45% 83%);
color: oklch(0.860 0.035 245.5);

#BFD4E7 FAQ

What color is #BFD4E7?

#BFD4E7 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Polar Opposite. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFD4E7?

#BFD4E7 is rgb(191, 212, 231) in RGB, hsl(208, 45%, 83%) in HSL and cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFD4E7?

The complementary color of #BFD4E7 is #E7D2BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFD4E7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFD4E7: 13.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFD4E7 a warm or cool color?

#BFD4E7 is a neutral color.