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#BACED4

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BACED4

#BACED4 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4C0BA (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red186
Green206
Blue212

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #BACED4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BACED4.
1.63:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BACED4.
12.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BACED4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BACED4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACCD4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C9D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3D0D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BACED4?

#BACED4 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 81% green and 83% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 12% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BACED4?

Use black text. Black on #BACED4 has a contrast ratio of 12.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BACED4?

Its complementary colour is #D4C0BA, and analogous partners are #BAD4CD and #BAC1D4.