Information about Reservoir color

#BFE2DC - Reservoir color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFE2DC, known as "Reservoir", falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 226, 220) — 74.9% red, 88.6% green, 86.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 14 / 0 / 2 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BFE2DC reads as a softly balanced cyan and floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Light Grayish Turquoise (#B8E7DC). Nearby in the Register you will also find Aero Blue (#C0E8D5) and Mint Tulip (#C6EADD).

In RGB terms — rgb(191, 226, 220) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 15.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Reservoir" in the Register.

Reservoir color variations

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

Reservoir color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Reservoir

#BFE2DC
#CCE8E3

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#E5F3F1

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White

#FFFFFF

Reservoir color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Reservoir

#BFE2DC
#85C8BD

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#4DAD9D

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#337368

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#193934

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Black

#000000

Reservoir color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Reservoir

#BFE2DC
#ADD3CD

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#9EC2BC

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#91AEA9

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#879895

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Grey

#808080

Reservoir color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#C0BFE2

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Reservoir

#BFE2DC
#BFE2CE

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#BFE2C0

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#CCE2BF

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Reservoir 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
#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#E3C0C5
#E3C0C5

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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
#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#E3CBC0
#E3CBC0

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#E3C0D7
#E3C0D7

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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
#C0D7E3
#C0D7E3

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#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#C0E3CB
#C0E3CB

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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
#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#DDC0E3
#DDC0E3

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#E3DDC0
#E3DDC0

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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
#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#C0C5E3
#C0C5E3

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#E3C0C5
#E3C0C5

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#E3DDC0
#E3DDC0

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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
#BFE2DC
Reservoir

#BFE2DC

#CBC0E3
#CBC0E3

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#E3C0C5
#E3C0C5

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#D7E3C0
#D7E3C0

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Nearest named colors to Reservoir

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Pale Light Grayish Turquoise color link
Pale Light Grayish Turquoise

#B8E7DC

Aero Blue color link
Aero Blue

#C0E8D5

Mint Tulip color link
Mint Tulip

#C6EADD

Skeptic color link
Skeptic

#CAE6DA

Cut Glass color link
Cut Glass

#C9DBDC

Half Escape color link
Half Escape

#BADAE5

Jagged Ice color link
Jagged Ice

#CAE7E2

Water Leaf color link
Water Leaf

#B6ECDE

Pale Light Grayish Cyan color link
Pale Light Grayish Cyan

#B8E7E7

Pale Light Grayish Cerulean color link
Pale Light Grayish Cerulean

#B8DCE7

Cruise color link
Cruise

#B5ECDF

Pale Light Grayish Spring Green color link
Pale Light Grayish Spring Green

#B8E7D0

Reservoir color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#BFE2DC - Reservoir color image Reservoir color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BFE2DC - Reservoir color image Reservoir color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#BFE2DC - Reservoir color image Reservoir color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#BFE2DC - Reservoir color image Reservoir color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFE2DC
  • RGB191, 226, 220
  • CMYK14, 0, 2, 11
  • CSSrgb(191, 226, 220)
  • HSL170°, 38%, 82%
  • HSL Precise169.714°, 37.634%, 81.765%
  • HSV170°, 15%, 89%
  • HSB170°, 15%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.886, 0.863)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.886, 0.863, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.886, 0.863)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB86.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFE2DC
  • DECIMAL ID12575452
  • Name Length9
  • This page visited308 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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