#BDD1D2Windy (#BDD1D2) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 200°, lightness 0.85 and chroma 0.022. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BDD1D2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 209, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 19%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 10%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10%, 0%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(82.4 -6.5 -2.8) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.846 0.022 200) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Windy shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c7ccc4 — ΔE 2.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#c5d2ce — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#bdd1d2 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bdd2d5 — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a sky blue castTest Windy 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 1.59:1 and against black 13.21:1, 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.
#e4f6f7 · #bdd1d2 · #94a6a7 · #708081 · #4f5c5d · #2f3a3b
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.
#b2eae1 · #bdd1d2 · #84c5d7 · #7caeca · #7698b9 · #7082a6
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.
#bdd1d2 · #9cafc4 · #5d9a9d · #50739b · #245e61 · #2a3b4f
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.
#e0f5f6 · #bdd1d2 · #b37877 · #4b6f71 · #305051 · #1d3132
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bdd1d2 · #b6adad · #717e7e · #4e4848 · #142021 · #020101
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.
#ecf3f4 · #bdd1d2 · #949f9f · #192627 · #000506 · #e44e58
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#ecf3f4 · #bdd1d2 · #949f9f · #192627 · #000506 · #eebc4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bdd1d2 · #beabaa · #9c6d6c · #6d3838 · #360e11 · #000203
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bdd1d2 · #beabaa · #976c80 · #6a3d22 · #330f22 · #0f0200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bdd1d2 · #b6abb9 · #8b7091 · #5f4511 · #2a1b00 · #030004
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bdd1d2 · #afaebd · #7a759c · #6d3838 · #1f2000 · #050000
#C6D7D8 · #CEDDDE · #D7E4E4 · #DFEAEA · #E8F0F0
#99ABAC · #768687 · #556364 · #364243 · #1A2424
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.