Information about #BDD9DC color

#BDD9DC color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BDD9DC belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 217, 220) (74.1% red, 85.1% green, 86.3% blue), or CMYK 12 / 1 / 0 / 14 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BDD9DC presents itself as a moderately toned water-like cyan — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Altitude (#BCD4E2). Slightly further away sit Reservoir (#BFE2DC) and Half Escape (#BADAE5).

The recipe behind #BDD9DC is rgb(189, 217, 220), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BDD9DC: 14.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDD9DC color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BDD9DC color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDD9DC color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDD9DC color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDD9DC color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BDD9DC color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BDD9DC

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Altitude color link
Altitude

#BCD4E2

Reservoir color link
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Sweetwaters color link
Sweetwaters

#C3D1DF

Beau Blue color link
Beau Blue

#BCD4E6

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Pale Light Grayish Turquoise color link
Pale Light Grayish Turquoise

#B8E7DC

Pale Light Grayish Azure color link
Pale Light Grayish Azure

#B8D0E7

Breeze color link
Breeze

#CCDBD9

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Link Water color link
Link Water

#C7CDD8

#BDD9DC color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDD9DC
  • RGB189, 217, 220
  • CMYK12, 1, 0, 14
  • CSSrgb(189, 217, 220)
  • HSL186°, 31%, 80%
  • HSL Precise185.806°, 30.693%, 80.196%
  • HSV186°, 14%, 86%
  • HSB186°, 14%, 86%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.851, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.851, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.851, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDD9DC
  • DECIMAL ID12442076
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers313 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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