Close to Sky Gray
#BDCED9
#BDCED9 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green, and 85.1% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 27% saturation and 80% 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 #BDCED9.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
1.62:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.62:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BDCED9 as they’d see it.
#BDCED9 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 #BDCED9
What color is #BDCED9?
#BDCED9 is a light, muted blue, close to the color Sky Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.1% red, 80.8% green, and 85.1% blue. Its hue is 204°, with 27% saturation and 80% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BDCED9 in RGB?
#BDCED9 is rgb(189, 206, 217): 189 red, 206 green, and 217 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BDCED9 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 5, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BDCED9?
PANTONE 290 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BDCED9?
Its complement #D9C9BE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.