Information about #BDE5ED color

#BDE5ED color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BDE5ED is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(189, 229, 237) (74.1% red, 89.8% green, 92.9% blue), or CMYK 19 / 3 / 0 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BDE5ED reads as a confidently colored water-like cyan and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Onahau (#C2E6EC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Light Grayish Cyan (#B8E7E7) and Pastel Sky (#BEDDF1).

In RGB terms — rgb(189, 229, 237) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BDE5ED background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BDE5ED color variations

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

#BDE5ED color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BDE5ED color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BDE5ED color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BDE5ED 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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#BDE5ED 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 #BDE5ED

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

Onahau color link
Onahau

#C2E6EC

Pale Light Grayish Cyan color link
Pale Light Grayish Cyan

#B8E7E7

Pastel Sky color link
Pastel Sky

#BEDDF1

Soft Light Blue color link
Soft Light Blue

#C7E4EE

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Columbia Blue color link
Columbia Blue

#B9D9EB

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Norah Blue color link
Norah Blue

#AEE4EE

Pastel Sky Blue color link
Pastel Sky Blue

#B4D9EF

Mabel color link
Mabel

#CBE8E8

Powder Blue color link
Powder Blue

#B0E0E6

Coral Blue color link
Coral Blue

#AFDCEC

#BDE5ED color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BDE5ED
  • RGB189, 229, 237
  • CMYK19, 3, 0, 7
  • CSSrgb(189, 229, 237)
  • HSL190°, 57%, 84%
  • HSL Precise190°, 57.143%, 83.529%
  • HSV190°, 20%, 93%
  • HSB190°, 20%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.898, 0.929)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.898, 0.929, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.898, 0.929)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB92.9%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBDE5ED
  • DECIMAL ID12445165
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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