#BDC3CD Hex Color

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Color Name

Zinc*

Hex Color Code

#BDC3CD

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 195, 205)

CMYK Values*

7.8%, 4.9%, 0.0%, 19.6%

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#BDC3CD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDC3CD?

The RGB color code for color number #BDC3CD is RGB(189, 195, 205). In the RGB color model, #BDC3CD has a red value of 189, a green value of 195, and a blue value of 205. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 7.8% cyan, 4.9% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 19.6% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 217.5° (degrees), 13.8 % saturation, and 77.3 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDC3CD has a hue of 217.5° (degrees), 7.8 % saturation and 80.4 % brightness/value.

Color BDC3CD is cool or warm?

Color BDC3CD is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #BDC3CD? (For interior and product design)

BDC3CD has an LRV of nearly 54.3. 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

#BDC3CD

LRV 54.3

Light Color

Compare LRV 54.3 of #BDC3CD with dark and light color

Is #BDC3CD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDC3CD 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 #BDC3CD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDC3CD

Hex triplet: #BDC3CD
Red: BD
Green: C3
Blue: CD

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 195, 205)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 195 (76.5%)
Blue: 205 (80.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 7.80%
Magenta: 4.88%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 19.61%

HSL hsl(217.5deg, 13.8 %, 77.3 %)

Hue: 217.5°
Saturation: 13.79 %
Lightness: 77.25 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 217.5°
Saturation: 7.80 %
Brightness / Value: 80.39 %

RYB ryb(23, 43, 46)

Red: 23 (8.9%)
Yellow: 43 (17.0%)
Blue: 46 (17.9%)

HWB

Hue: 217.5°
Whiteness: 74.12 %
Blackness: 19.61 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 23.53%
Yellow: 19.61%

XYZ

X: 51.52
Y: 54.26
Z: 65.51

YXY

Y1: 54.26
X: 0.3
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 78.61
A: -0.13
B: -5.72

CIE-Lch

L: 78.61
C: 5.72
H: 268.72

CIE-Luv

L: 78.61
U: -3.86
V: -8.68

Hunter-Lab

L: 73.66
A: -4.05
B: -1.17

Other

LRV: ~ 54.3 %
Munsell Color System: 7.3B 7.7/1.1

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 #BDC3CD

These are the named colors closest to hex BDC3CD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BAC4C8 Color Zinc

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

94.80% match | ΔE 5.20

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDC3CD.

#BBC1CC Color PANTONE 14-4106 TCX - Gray Dawn

99.31% match | ΔE 0.69

#BFC7D6 Color PANTONE 13-4110 TCX - Arctic Ice

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#B6BBC0 Color PANTONE 14-4309 TCX - Secret Spaces

96.82% match | ΔE 3.18

#B0B7BE Color PANTONE 14-4206 TCX - Pearl Blue

96.31% match | ΔE 3.69

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDC3CD.

#C0C8CF Color RAL 260 80 05 - Light Blue Grey

97.68% match | ΔE 2.32

#C6C8D0 Color RAL 280 80 05 - Viola Ice Grey

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#C1C7D7 Color RAL 280 80 10 - Hyacinth White Soft Blue

97.06% match | ΔE 2.94

#B9C9D7 Color RAL 260 80 10 - Powder Soft Blue

96.01% match | ΔE 3.99

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDC3CD.

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

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

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

94.86% match | ΔE 5.14

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

94.74% match | ΔE 5.26

#BBCEDB Color BS 20-C-33 - Pompadour

94.63% match | ΔE 5.37

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDC3CD.

#C1C6C8 Color PANTONE 428 C

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#B1B7BA Color PANTONE 4274 C

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#C6C4D2 Color PANTONE 5305 C

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

#BFCED6 Color PANTONE 5455 C

95.13% match | ΔE 4.87

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDC3CD.

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

94.23% match | ΔE 5.77

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

93.37% match | ΔE 6.63

Paint color for Hex #BDC3CD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDC3CD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDC3CD once it is on a wall.

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Sherwin Williams

#BDC3CD Color Daydream (SW 6541)

Paint - Sherwin Williams

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#BBC7D2 Color Icy (SW 6534)

97.40% match | ΔE 2.60

#BFC9D0 Color Upward (SW 6239)

96.97% match | ΔE 3.03

#BEC1C3 Color Lazy Gray (SW 6254)

96.12% match | ΔE 3.88

PPG Paints

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to PPG Paints

#BCC5CF Color Blue Dolphin (PPG1041-4)

98.58% match | ΔE 1.42

#C7CCD8 Color Pale Violet (PPG1168-3)

97.38% match | ΔE 2.62

#BEC0C2 Color Whirlwind (PPG1013-3)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

#B8BFC2 Color Gray Frost (PPG1012-4)

96.06% match | ΔE 3.94

Valspar

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Valspar

#C0C2CA Color Foghorn (8004-47B)

98.14% match | ΔE 1.86

#BBC3CA Color Steampunk Gray (V137-3)

97.95% match | ΔE 2.05

#BFC0C6 Color Dolphin at Play (8004-46B)

97.36% match | ΔE 2.64

#BBC3C8 Color Elliott Bay (P035)

97.01% match | ΔE 2.99

Behr

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Behr

#BFC2CE Color Powder Lilac (S550-2)

97.98% match | ΔE 2.02

#C2C4CA Color Glitter (N540-2)

97.73% match | ΔE 2.27

#BCC5C9 Color Icicles (N490-2)

96.25% match | ΔE 3.75

#C0C2D2 Color Lavender Honor (S560-2)

96.15% match | ΔE 3.85

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Dunn-Edwards

#B7BDC4 Color Silver Springs (DE 6346)

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#BBBFC3 Color Silver Lined (DE 6353)

96.99% match | ΔE 3.01

#B0B9C1 Color Adirondack (DE 6339)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

#CACFDC Color Pale Shale (DE 5918)

96.53% match | ΔE 3.47

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Benjamin Moore

#C5C8D4 Color Angel's Wings (1423)

97.52% match | ΔE 2.48

#BAC1C6 Color Gray Timber Wolf (2126-50)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

#C1CAD1 Color Iced Slate (2130-60)

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

#C4CBD0 Color Feather Gray (2127-60)

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDC3CD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDC3CD to Farrow & Ball

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#B0BEC6 Color Parma Gray (27)

95.66% match | ΔE 4.34

#C9CFCD Color Skylight (205)

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

#D1DADB Color Borrowed Light (235)

92.62% match | ΔE 7.38

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDC3CD color palettes and scheme combination

687489

838EA1

A0A9B7

BDC3CD

DADDE3

F7F8F9

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.

BDCDC7

BDCBCD

BDC3CD

BFBDCD

C7BDCD

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.

BDC3CD

CDBDC3

C3CDBD

Triadic Color Palette

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

BDC3CD

CDBDCB

CDC7BD

BDCDBF

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BDC3CD

C3C9D2

CACFD7

D0D5DC

D7DBE1

DEE1E6

E4E7EB

EBEDF0

F1F3F5

F8F9FA

FFFFFF

Zinc* - #BDC3CD Tints

BDC3CD

AAAFB8

979CA4

84888F

71757B

5E6166

4B4D51

383A3D

252729

121314

000000

Zinc* - #BDC3CD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDC3CD

Zinc*

#CDC7BD

Pastel 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 #BDC3CD?

Color that best contrast with #BDC3CD is #CDC7BD, color name is Pastel 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.