#BDB5BD Hex Color

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Color Name

Lavender Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BDB5BD

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 181, 189)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 4.2%, 0.0%, 25.9%

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#BDB5BD hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDB5BD?

The RGB color code for color number #BDB5BD is RGB(189, 181, 189). In the RGB color model, #BDB5BD has a red value of 189, a green value of 181, and a blue value of 189. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 4.2% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 300° (degrees), 5.7 % saturation, and 72.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDB5BD has a hue of 300° (degrees), 4.2 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BDB5BD is cool or warm?

Color BDB5BD is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BDB5BD? (For interior and product design)

BDB5BD has an LRV of nearly 48. 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

#BDB5BD

LRV 48

Light Color

Compare LRV 48 of #BDB5BD with dark and light color

Is #BDB5BD Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDB5BD 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 #BDB5BD color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDB5BD

Hex triplet: #BDB5BD
Red: BD
Green: B5
Blue: BD

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 181, 189)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 181 (71.0%)
Blue: 189 (74.1%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 4.23%
Yellow: 0.00%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(300deg, 5.7 %, 72.5 %)

Hue: 300°
Saturation: 5.71 %
Lightness: 72.55 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 300°
Saturation: 4.23 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(32, 54, 51)

Red: 32 (12.4%)
Yellow: 54 (21.0%)
Blue: 51 (20.1%)

HWB

Hue: 300°
Whiteness: 70.98 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 29.02%
Yellow: 25.88%

XYZ

X: 46.7
Y: 47.54
Z: 54.86

YXY

Y1: 47.54
X: 0.31
Y2: 0.32

CIE-Lab

L: 74.53
A: 4.3
B: -3.05

CIE-Lch

L: 74.53
C: 5.27
H: 324.62

CIE-Luv

L: 74.53
U: 4.09
V: -5.3

Hunter-Lab

L: 68.95
A: 0.23
B: 1.09

Other

LRV: ~ 47.5 %
Munsell Color System: 9.9P 7.3/0.9

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 #BDB5BD

These are the named colors closest to hex BDB5BD, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#C4C3D0 Color Lavender Gray

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

93.61% match | ΔE 6.39

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

93.45% match | ΔE 6.55

#C4AEAD Color Silver Pink

93.38% match | ΔE 6.62

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDB5BD.

#C3B7BC Color PANTONE 2473 C

97.83% match | ΔE 2.17

#C1B2B6 Color PANTONE 435 C

96.72% match | ΔE 3.28

#C6C4D2 Color PANTONE 5305 C

94.93% match | ΔE 5.07

#B3B0C4 Color PANTONE 5295 C

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDB5BD.

#C3BDC7 Color Pantone 13-4005 TCX - Lavender Mittens

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#BDB8C7 Color PANTONE 14-3904 TCX - Evening Haze

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

#C6C2CD Color Pantone 13-3905 TCX - Diaphanous Lilac

96.16% match | ΔE 3.84

#B7A9AC Color PANTONE 15-3802 TCX - Cloud Gray

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDB5BD.

#CBC4CB Color RAL 320 80 05 - Light Violet

96.11% match | ΔE 3.89

#B5A9AC Color RAL 360 70 05 - Tea Blossom Pink

95.80% match | ΔE 4.20

#C8C6CE Color RAL 300 80 05 - Hazy Mauve

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#CBC2D3 Color RAL 310 80 10 - Powder Viola

94.76% match | ΔE 5.24

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDB5BD.

#AEADB2 Color BS 22-B-21 - Kashmir

95.35% match | ΔE 4.65

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

95.18% match | ΔE 4.82

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

93.85% match | ΔE 6.15

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

93.68% match | ΔE 6.32

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDB5BD.

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

92.05% match | ΔE 7.95

Paint color for Hex #BDB5BD

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDB5BD from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDB5BD once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Benjamin Moore

#C1B9C4 Color African Violet (2116-50)

98.26% match | ΔE 1.74

#C3C2D0 Color North Cascades (1411)

95.07% match | ΔE 4.93

#C0BCBC Color Through the Looking Glass (CSP-495)

95.04% match | ΔE 4.96

#CDB9BB Color Homespun Charm (1249)

94.54% match | ΔE 5.46

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Sherwin Williams

#C5C0C9 Color Grape Mist (SW 6548)

96.94% match | ΔE 3.06

#C2B6B6 Color Imagine (SW 6009)

95.99% match | ΔE 4.01

#C1B2B3 Color Chaise Mauve (SW 6016)

95.86% match | ΔE 4.14

#BDB8B8 Color Fashionable Gray (SW 6275)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

PPG Paints

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to PPG Paints

#BEBBC9 Color Silverberry (PPG1173-4)

96.47% match | ΔE 3.53

#C3B8B7 Color Luxurious (PPG18-04)

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#C0B2B1 Color Jack Rabbit (PPG1014-4)

95.27% match | ΔE 4.73

#CDC8D2 Color Silver Chalice (PPG1174-3)

95.01% match | ΔE 4.99

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Dunn-Edwards

#BBB0B1 Color Antique Mauve (DE 6395)

96.32% match | ΔE 3.68

#B6B5B8 Color Silver Bullet (DE 6381)

95.51% match | ΔE 4.49

#C3B4B3 Color Young Fawn (DE 6038)

95.15% match | ΔE 4.85

#B8B8CB Color Winter Dusk (DE 5933)

94.51% match | ΔE 5.49

Behr

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Behr

#C4C2CD Color Satire (MQ5-40)

95.76% match | ΔE 4.24

#C7C4CD Color Posture & Pose (N560-1)

95.71% match | ΔE 4.29

#BEBBBB Color Grape Creme (PPU16-11)

94.83% match | ΔE 5.17

#CDBBBC Color Mauve It (N120-3)

94.75% match | ΔE 5.25

Valspar

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Valspar

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#C7C5CC Color Pebbles (8004-48B)

95.21% match | ΔE 4.79

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

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#C0C2CA Color Foghorn (8004-47B)

94.39% match | ΔE 5.61

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDB5BD similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDB5BD to Farrow & Ball

#C9C7CD Color Calluna (270)

94.71% match | ΔE 5.29

#D0BFCD Color Sugared Almond (9913)

94.50% match | ΔE 5.50

#CFC4C0 Color Peignoir (286)

92.95% match | ΔE 7.05

#B7AFA9 Color Dove Tale (267)

92.45% match | ΔE 7.55

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDB5BD color palettes and scheme combination

736673

8D7F8D

A59AA5

BDB5BD

D5D0D5

EDEBED

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.

B5B5BD

B9B5BD

BDB5BD

BDB5B9

BDB5B5

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.

BDB5BD

BDBDB5

B5BDBD

Triadic Color Palette

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

BDB5BD

BDB9B5

B5BDB5

B5B9BD

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BDB5BD

C3BCC3

CAC3CA

D0CBD0

D7D2D7

DEDADE

E4E1E4

EBE8EB

F1F0F1

F8F7F8

FFFFFF

Lavender Gray* - #BDB5BD Tints

BDB5BD

AAA2AA

979097

847E84

716C71

5E5A5E

4B484B

383638

252425

121212

000000

Lavender Gray* - #BDB5BD Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDB5BD

Lavender Gray*

#B5BDB5

Ash 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 #BDB5BD?

Color that best contrast with #BDB5BD is #B5BDB5, color name is Ash 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.