#BDBDBD Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BDBDBD

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 189, 189)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.0%, 0.0%, 25.9%

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#BDBDBD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDBDBD?

The RGB color code for color number #BDBDBD is RGB(189, 189, 189). In the RGB color model, #BDBDBD has a red value of 189, a green value of 189, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation, and 74.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDBDBD has a hue of 0° (degrees), 0.0 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BDBDBD is cool or warm?

Color BDBDBD is neither cool nor warm color. It is a neutral color

What is the LRV of #BDBDBD? (For interior and product design)

BDBDBD has an LRV of nearly 50.9. By LRV value, it is a medium light color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#BDBDBD

LRV 50.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 50.9 of #BDBDBD with dark and light color

Is #BDBDBD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDBDBD meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #BDBDBD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDBDBD

Hex triplet: #BDBDBD
Red: BD
Green: BD
Blue: BD

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 189, 189)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 189 (74.1%)
Blue: 189 (74.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.00%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(0deg, 0.0 %, 74.1 %)

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 0.00 %
Lightness: 74.12 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 0.00 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(28, 55, 48)

Red: 28 (11.1%)
Yellow: 55 (21.7%)
Blue: 48 (18.8%)

HWB

Hue: 0°
Whiteness: 74.12 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 25.88%
Yellow: 25.88%

XYZ

X: 48.37
Y: 50.89
Z: 55.42

YXY

Y1: 50.89
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 76.61
A: 0
B: -0.01

CIE-Lch

L: 76.61
C: 0.01
H: 296.81

CIE-Luv

L: 76.61
U: 0
V: -0.01

Hunter-Lab

L: 71.34
A: -3.81
B: 3.88

Other

LRV: ~ 50.9 %
Munsell Color System: N7.5

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #BDBDBD

These are the named colors closest to hex BDBDBD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

99.74% match | ΔE 0.26

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

99.22% match | ΔE 0.78

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

96.21% match | ΔE 3.79

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDBDBD.

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

99.48% match | ΔE 0.52

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#C4C3C9 Color BS 22-B-19 - Soft Bleu

96.24% match | ΔE 3.76

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDBDBD.

#BEBDBD Color PANTONE 14-4203 TCX - Vapor Blue

99.47% match | ΔE 0.53

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

99.38% match | ΔE 0.62

#BABBBD Color PANTONE 14-4107 TCX - Quiet Gray

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

98.23% match | ΔE 1.77

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDBDBD.

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

99.21% match | ΔE 0.79

#C9C8C7 Color RAL 000 80 00 - Foggy Grey

97.09% match | ΔE 2.91

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

95.47% match | ΔE 4.53

#C6C8D0 Color RAL 280 80 05 - Viola Ice Grey

95.09% match | ΔE 4.91

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDBDBD.

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

98.77% match | ΔE 1.23

#C3C5C4 Color PANTONE 10102 C

97.67% match | ΔE 2.33

#B1B3B3 Color PANTONE Cool Gray 5 C

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDBDBD.

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

96.79% match | ΔE 3.21

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

94.78% match | ΔE 5.22

#C8CBC4 Color RAL 9018 - Papyrus White

94.67% match | ΔE 5.33

Paint color for Hex #BDBDBD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDBDBD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDBDBD once it is on a wall.

Behr

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Behr

#BDBEBF Color High Speed Access (N530-3)

99.30% match | ΔE 0.70

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

98.40% match | ΔE 1.60

#B8BCBC Color French Silver (PPU18-05)

97.90% match | ΔE 2.10

#C5C5C3 Color Silver Bullet (N520-2)

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Dunn-Edwards

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

99.00% match | ΔE 1.00

#C0C3C4 Color Foil (DE 6360)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#C6C6C6 Color Silver Polish (DE 6374)

97.69% match | ΔE 2.31

#BBBFC3 Color Silver Lined (DE 6353)

97.46% match | ΔE 2.54

PPG Paints

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to PPG Paints

#BEC0C2 Color Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)

98.52% match | ΔE 1.48

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

97.91% match | ΔE 2.09

#BDC1C1 Color Quest (PPG10-15)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#C2BDBA Color Gray Shadows (PPG1005-3)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

Valspar

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Valspar

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

98.42% match | ΔE 1.58

#C3C6C7 Color Gravity (4005-1B)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

97.00% match | ΔE 3.00

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Sherwin Williams

#BEC1C3 Color Lazy Gray (SW 6254)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#B8BCBB Color Monorail Silver (SW 7663)

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

97.64% match | ΔE 2.36

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Benjamin Moore

#C0BCBC Color Through the Looking Glass (CSP-495)

97.94% match | ΔE 2.06

#BEC2C2 Color Eternity (AF-695)

97.70% match | ΔE 2.30

#B8BDC0 Color Thundercloud Gray (2124-40)

97.41% match | ΔE 2.59

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

97.33% match | ΔE 2.67

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDBDBD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDBDBD to Farrow & Ball

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

96.75% match | ΔE 3.25

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

94.97% match | ΔE 5.03

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDBDBD color palettes and scheme combination

717171

8A8A8A

A3A3A3

BDBDBD

D7D7D7

F0F0F0

FFFFFF

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

BDBDBD

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

BDBDBD

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

BDBDBD

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

BDBDBD

C3C3C3

CACACA

D0D0D0

D7D7D7

DEDEDE

E4E4E4

EBEBEB

F1F1F1

F8F8F8

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #BDBDBD Tints

BDBDBD

AAAAAA

979797

848484

717171

5E5E5E

4B4B4B

383838

252525

121212

000000

Medium Gray* - #BDBDBD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDBDBD

Medium Gray*

#BDBDBD

Medium Gray*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #BDBDBD?

Color that best contrast with #BDBDBD is #BDBDBD, color name is Medium Gray*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.