HEX atlas value

#BDD1C6

#BDD1C6 is a cool green HEX color close to Pastel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 189, 209, 198, HSL 147, 18%, 78%, has luminance 0.605, and belongs to the muted group.

green cool muted

#BDD1C6 Sample readable text

HEX #BDD1C6

RGB rgb(189, 209, 198)

HSL hsl(147 18% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(10, 0, 5, 18)

Luminance 0.605

Contrast Black 13.1:1White 1.6:1

CSS

--color-bdd1c6: #BDD1C6;
.background-bdd1c6 { background-color: #BDD1C6; }
.text-bdd1c6 { color: #BDD1C6; }

Luminance0.605

Black text13.1:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BDD1C6","rgb":[189,209,198],"hsl":[147,18,78],"cmyk":[10,0,5,18],"luminance":0.605,"contrast":{"black":13.1,"white":1.6}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.1,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.6,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F3F7F5","hex":"#F3F7F5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.43,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Light Grey","hex":"#D3D3D3","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.03,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#B0DDC5","hex":"#B0DDC5","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.99,"contrastWhite":1.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BDD1D0","hex":"#BDD1D0","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.19,"contrastWhite":1.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","muted green","Pastel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bdd1c6.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/silver.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#D1BDC8","analogous":["#BED1BD","#BDD1D0"],"triadic":["#C6BDD1","#D1C6BD"],"tetradic":["#BDBED1","#D1BDC8","#D1D0BD"],"splitComplementary":["#D0BDD1","#D1BDBE"],"monochromatic":["#F3F7F5","#BDD1C6","#87AB97"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F3F7F5","dark":"#87AB97","saturated":"#B0DDC5","desaturated":"#C7C7C7","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFD8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"silver","name":"Silver","hex":"#C0C0C0","distance":18.275666882497067},{"slug":"pastel-blue","name":"Pastel Blue","hex":"#AEC6CF","distance":20.663978319771825},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":24.939927826679853},{"slug":"light-gray","name":"Light Gray","hex":"#D3D3D3","distance":25.632011235952593}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BDD1C6

#BDD1C6 is classified as a cool green value with muted visual character. #BDD1C6 is visually closest to Pastel Green, a named green color with HEX #C1E1C1.

The RGB channels are 189, 209, and 198, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 147deg with 18% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.605, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.1:1AA Pass

White text1.6:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BDD1C6 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.1:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.6:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F3F7F5#000000 text · best 19.43:1#F3F7F5

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

Light Grey#000000 text · best 14.03:1#D3D3D3

#B0DDC5#000000 text · best 13.99:1#B0DDC5

#BDD1D0#000000 text · best 13.19:1#BDD1D0

Generated Palette

#BDD1C6#BDD1C6

#D1BDC8#D1BDC8

#BED1BD#BED1BD

#BDD1D0#BDD1D0

#F3F7F5#F3F7F5

#87AB97#87AB97

Color Harmonies

#D1BDC8#D1BDC8

#BED1BD#BED1BD

#BDD1D0#BDD1D0

#C6BDD1#C6BDD1

#D1C6BD#D1C6BD

Variants

#F3F7F5#F3F7F5

#87AB97#87AB97

#B0DDC5#B0DDC5

#C7C7C7#C7C7C7

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFD8#B8FFD8

Nearest Named Colors

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Silver#C0C0C0

Pastel Blue#AEC6CF

Pumice#BAC0B4

Light Gray#D3D3D3

#BDD1C6

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BDD1C6

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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