BFDFEF

#BFDFEF closest to Cotton Clouds

#BFDFEF is a very light, muted blue; the closest named color is Cotton Clouds. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 87.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(191, 223, 239)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 60% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 20% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #BFDFEF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.02:1.

#BFDFEF color conversion

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Variations of #BFDFEF

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.

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

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

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D0D7EF
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DDF0
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D1DDF0
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D0D7EF
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBDAEF
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B2E4E4
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BAE1EA
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DADADA
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4DBDF

#BFDFEF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#BFDFEF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.02:1 Super#BFDFEF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFDFEF in CSS

/* Cotton Clouds */
.color { color: #BFDFEF; }
.background { background-color: #BFDFEF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFDFEF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 223 239);
color: hsl(200 60% 84%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.040 229.4);

#BFDFEF FAQ

What color is #BFDFEF?

#BFDFEF is a very light, muted blue. Its closest named color is Cotton Clouds. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #BFDFEF?

#BFDFEF is rgb(191, 223, 239) in RGB, hsl(200, 60%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(20%, 7%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFDFEF?

The complementary color of #BFDFEF is #EFCFBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFDFEF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFDFEF: 15.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFDFEF a warm or cool color?

#BFDFEF is a cool color.