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#BDCEBB Color

#BDCEBB is rgb(189, 206, 187) in RGB, hsl(114, 16%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.46. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BDCEBB
HEX#BDCEBB
RGBrgb(189, 206, 187)
HSLhsl(114, 16%, 77%)
HSVhsv(114, 9%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(83.3% 0.032 142.3)
LABlab(81.06% -8.61 7.42)
LCHlch(81.06% 11.37 139.25)

What #BDCEBB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BDCEBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#BDCEBB Channel Values

How #BDCEBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 189 · G 206 · B 1878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 114° · S 16% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 114° · S 9% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.65:1 vs white · 12.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BDCEBB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BDCEBB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BDCEBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BDCEBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BDCEBB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BDCEBB.

How #BDCEBB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BDCEBB
Protanopia#CBCBBB
Protanomaly#C6CCBB
Deuteranopia#C9C9BC
Deuteranomaly#C4CBBB
Tritanopia#C0CCCC
Tritanomaly#BFCDC5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BDCEBB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bdcebb: #BDCEBB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BDCEBB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bdcebb': '#BDCEBB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.741, green: 0.808, blue: 0.733)
Android XML<color name="color_bdcebb">#BDCEBB</color>
SVG fillfill="#BDCEBB"

More Green Colors

#BDCEBB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BDCEBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BDCEBB?

#BDCEBB is a light green — rgb(189, 206, 187) in RGB and hsl(114, 16%, 77%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.46.

What is the RGB value of #BDCEBB?

#BDCEBB is rgb(189, 206, 187) — red 189, green 206, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BDCEBB?

#BDCEBB converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 0%, 9%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BDCEBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BDCEBB scores 1.65:1 against white and 12.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BDCEBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BDCEBB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.85, which is visibly different.

Open #BDCEBB in a Tool

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