#BDBCB6 Hex Color

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Color Name

Medium Gray*

Hex Color Code

#BDBCB6

RGB Color Code

RGB(189, 188, 182)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 0.5%, 3.7%, 25.9%

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#BDBCB6 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is BDBCB6?

The RGB color code for color number #BDBCB6 is RGB(189, 188, 182). In the RGB color model, #BDBCB6 has a red value of 189, a green value of 188, and a blue value of 182. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 0.5% magenta, 3.7% yellow, and 25.9% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 51.4° (degrees), 5.0 % saturation, and 72.7 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #BDBCB6 has a hue of 51.4° (degrees), 3.7 % saturation and 74.1 % brightness/value.

Color BDBCB6 is cool or warm?

Color BDBCB6 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #BDBCB6? (For interior and product design)

BDBCB6 has an LRV of nearly 50. 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

#BDBCB6

LRV 50

Light Color

Compare LRV 50 of #BDBCB6 with dark and light color

Is #BDBCB6 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color BDBCB6 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 #BDBCB6 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #BDBCB6

Hex triplet: #BDBCB6
Red: BD
Green: BC
Blue: B6

RGBA / RGB rgb(189, 188, 182)

Red: 189 (74.1%)
Green: 188 (73.7%)
Blue: 182 (71.4%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 0.53%
Yellow: 3.70%
Key: 25.88%

HSL hsl(51.43deg, 5.0 %, 72.7 %)

Hue: 51.43°
Saturation: 5.04 %
Lightness: 72.75 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 51.43°
Saturation: 3.70 %
Brightness / Value: 74.12 %

RYB ryb(30, 61, 48)

Red: 30 (11.8%)
Yellow: 61 (23.8%)
Blue: 48 (18.8%)

HWB

Hue: 51.43°
Whiteness: 71.37 %
Blackness: 25.88 %

CMY

Cyan: 25.88%
Magenta: 26.27%
Yellow: 28.63%

XYZ

X: 47.41
Y: 50.16
Z: 51.44

YXY

Y1: 50.16
X: 0.32
Y2: 0.34

CIE-Lab

L: 76.17
A: -0.74
B: 3.15

CIE-Lch

L: 76.17
C: 3.23
H: 103.2

CIE-Luv

L: 76.17
U: 0.91
V: 4.76

Hunter-Lab

L: 70.83
A: -4.45
B: 6.52

Other

LRV: ~ 50.2 %
Munsell Color System: 2.7GY 7.5/0.6

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 #BDBCB6

These are the named colors closest to hex BDBCB6, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#BEBEBE Color Medium Gray

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#C0C0C0 Color Silver

96.70% match | ΔE 3.30

#C9C0BB Color Pale Silver

95.43% match | ΔE 4.57

#CCCCCC Color Neon Silver

94.85% match | ΔE 5.15

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to BDBCB6.

#C4BFB6 Color PANTONE 400 C

97.65% match | ΔE 2.35

#BFB8AF Color PANTONE Warm Gray 3 C

96.89% match | ΔE 3.11

#B2B4B2 Color PANTONE 421 C

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#B9BBBB Color PANTONE 10103 C

96.80% match | ΔE 3.20

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to BDBCB6.

#B7B9B8 Color PANTONE 14-4216 TCX - Monsoon Mist

97.16% match | ΔE 2.84

#BBBCBC Color PANTONE 14-4103 TCX - Gray Violet

96.90% match | ΔE 3.10

#BEB7B0 Color PANTONE 15-4502 TCX - Silver Cloud

96.81% match | ΔE 3.19

#BEBDBD Color PANTONE 14-4203 TCX - Vapor Blue

96.74% match | ΔE 3.26

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to BDBCB6.

#BDBDBD Color BS 22-C-35 - Purple

96.87% match | ΔE 3.13

#BFBFBF Color BS 18-B-17 - Silver Haze

96.78% match | ΔE 3.22

#B6B6B6 Color BS 18-B-19 - Grey

96.52% match | ΔE 3.48

#BEB7A7 Color BS 00-A-03 - Grey

95.17% match | ΔE 4.83

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to BDBCB6.

#BABABA Color RAL 000 75 00 - Marble Grey

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#CDC7BD Color RAL 080 80 05 - Micaceous Light Grey

95.96% match | ΔE 4.04

#C9C8C7 Color RAL 000 80 00 - Foggy Grey

95.87% match | ΔE 4.13

#ACADAC Color RAL 000 70 00 - Light Grey

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to BDBCB6.

#C5C7C4 Color RAL 7035 - Light Gray

96.69% match | ΔE 3.31

#B7B3A8 Color RAL 7044 - Silk Gray

96.58% match | ΔE 3.42

#B0B0A9 Color RAL 7038 - Agate Gray

96.56% match | ΔE 3.44

#C8C8C7 Color RAL 7047 - Telegray 4

95.98% match | ΔE 4.02

Paint color for Hex #BDBCB6

These are the real paint colors closest to hex BDBCB6 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from BDBCB6 once it is on a wall.

PPG Paints

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to PPG Paints

#BBBAB5 Color Fresh Granite (PPG0997-3)

99.28% match | ΔE 0.72

#B9B8B5 Color Pigeon Feather (PPG0995-4)

98.15% match | ΔE 1.85

#B7B9B5 Color Gray Stone (PPG1009-4)

98.13% match | ΔE 1.87

#C7C6C2 Color Silver Band (PPG0995-3)

97.19% match | ΔE 2.81

Behr

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Behr

#BDBEB9 Color Hailstorm Gray (PPU24-17)

98.88% match | ΔE 1.12

#C4C0BB Color Natural Gray (PPU18-10)

97.82% match | ΔE 2.18

#C5C5C3 Color Silver Bullet (N520-2)

96.91% match | ΔE 3.09

#BEC2C1 Color Silver Mine (PPU26-18)

96.55% match | ΔE 3.45

Benjamin Moore

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Benjamin Moore

#C1BFBA Color Smoke Embers (1466)

98.81% match | ΔE 1.19

#B8BAB6 Color Coventry Gray (HC-169)

98.24% match | ΔE 1.76

#B6B4B2 Color Nightingale (AF-670)

96.93% match | ΔE 3.07

#BEC2C2 Color Eternity (AF-695)

96.19% match | ΔE 3.81

Sherwin Williams

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Sherwin Williams

#C2C0BB Color Light French Gray (SW 0055)

98.61% match | ΔE 1.39

#C3C1BC Color Knitting Needles (SW 7672)

98.39% match | ΔE 1.61

#BAB9B6 Color March Wind (SW 7668)

98.28% match | ΔE 1.72

#BCB8B6 Color Essential Gray (SW 6002)

96.86% match | ΔE 3.14

Farrow & Ball

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Farrow & Ball

#C3C1BB Color Pavilion Gray (242)

98.55% match | ΔE 1.45

#C0BCB3 Color Purbeck Stone (275)

98.19% match | ΔE 1.81

#B1B1AA Color Lamp Room Gray (88)

96.83% match | ΔE 3.17

#B5BBB4 Color Light Blue (22)

96.40% match | ΔE 3.60

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Dunn-Edwards

#C3C0BB Color Gray Pearl (DEC 795)

98.25% match | ΔE 1.75

#C7C7C2 Color Dolphin Tales (DET 600)

97.14% match | ΔE 2.86

#B9BABA Color Covered in Platinum (DE 6367)

96.85% match | ΔE 3.15

#CAC7C4 Color Ice Gray (DEC 790)

96.33% match | ΔE 3.67

Valspar

Hex color BDBCB6 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #BDBCB6 to Valspar

#C0C2C2 Color Rocky Shelter (8006-11C)

96.48% match | ΔE 3.52

#BCC2C2 Color Shallow Skies (V116-1)

95.72% match | ΔE 4.28

#B8B4B4 Color Ganymede (8006-12C)

95.55% match | ΔE 4.45

#C3C6C7 Color Gravity (4005-1B)

95.46% match | ΔE 4.54

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#BDBCB6 color palettes and scheme combination

727168

8D8B80

A5A39B

BDBCB6

D5D5D1

EDEDEC

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.

BDB6B7

BDB9B6

BDBCB6

BBBDB6

B7BDB6

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.

BDBCB6

B6BDBC

BCB6BD

Triadic Color Palette

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

BDBCB6

B6BDB9

B6B7BD

BDB6BB

Tetradic Color Palette

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

BDBCB6

C3C2BD

CAC9C4

D0D0CB

D7D6D3

DEDDDA

E4E4E1

EBEAE9

F1F1F0

F8F8F7

FFFFFF

Medium Gray* - #BDBCB6 Tints

BDBCB6

AAA9A3

979691

84837F

71706D

5E5E5B

4B4B48

383836

252524

121212

000000

Medium Gray* - #BDBCB6 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#BDBCB6

Medium Gray*

#B6B7BD

Medium 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 #BDBCB6?

Color that best contrast with #BDBCB6 is #B6B7BD, color name is Medium 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.