#BDBACEBlue Haze (#BDBACE) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 293°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.028. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BDBACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 186, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 17%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 10%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 10%, 0%, 19%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.3 4.9 -9.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.028 293) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Blue Haze shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c5b5c1 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast#c4bbca — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#bdbace — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bdbbd1 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Blue Haze in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.9:1 and against black 11.08:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f2f0ff · #bdbace · #a29fb2 · #7d7a8b · #595765 · #383642
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cee1ff · #c2cbfa · #bdbace · #b79fcc · #ac8aae · #9e7890
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bdbace · #b095a3 · #8079a3 · #81516d · #484165 · #3c2532
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e0deef · #bdbace · #9ba069 · #7a7590 · #5a576e · #3d3a49
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f3eb · #bdbace · #a19faa · #61615c · #282630 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f1f8 · #bdbace · #9c9aa5 · #22202c · #04020a · #c6ce4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2f4e3 · #bdbace · #a1a57a · #616530 · #292b00 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2f4e3 · #bdbace · #b39e76 · #476c44 · #362400 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee4 · #bdbace · #c0977e · #2b6f5c · #003025 · #110300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedec · #bdbace · #c49290 · #616530 · #002f32 · #010100
#C6C4D5 · #CFCDDD · #D9D7E4 · #E2E0EB · #EBEAF3
#9A98A9 · #797786 · #595765 · #3B3945 · #201E27
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.