Close to Ash Gray
#BDCDC0
#BDCDC0 is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green, and 75.3% blue. Its hue is 131°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BDCDC0.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.66:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.66:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.66:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.66:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDCDC0 as they’d see it.
#BDCDC0 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #BDCDC0
What color is #BDCDC0?
#BDCDC0 is a light, soft, grayish green, close to the color Ash Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 80.4% green, and 75.3% blue. Its hue is 131°, with 14% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDCDC0 in RGB?
#BDCDC0 is rgb(189, 205, 192): 189 red, 205 green, and 192 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDCDC0 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(8, 0, 6, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDCDC0?
PANTONE Warm Gray 2 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDCDC0?
Its complement #D4C4D1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.