Information about #BFD8DC color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly balanced water-like cyan, #BFD8DC floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Altitude (#BCD4E2). Nearby in the Register you will also find Sweetwaters (#C3D1DF) and Reservoir (#BFE2DC).
In RGB terms — rgb(191, 216, 220) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. No one has named #BFD8DC so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#BFD8DC color variations
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#BFD8DC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BFD8DC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BFD8DC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BFD8DC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BFD8DC 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BFD8DC color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to #BFD8DC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BCD4E2
#C3D1DF
#BFE2DC
#C9DBDC
#BADAE5
#BCD4E6
#B8DCE7
#CCDBD9
#C7CDD8
#C5CBE1
#B8D0E7
#CDD5D5
#BFD8DC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BFD8DC
- RGB191, 216, 220
- CMYK11, 2, 0, 14
- CSSrgb(191, 216, 220)
- HSL188°, 29%, 81%
- HSL Precise188.276°, 29.293%, 80.588%
- HSV188°, 13%, 86%
- HSB188°, 13%, 86%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.847
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
- GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.847, 0.863)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.847, 0.863, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.847, 0.863)
- Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB84.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
- Color FamilyCyan
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBFD8DC
- DECIMAL ID12572892
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- This page visited3 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
