#BDC0CD
Silver · light neutral
About #BDC0CD
#BDC0CD is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.0), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDCABD (oat), its complementary partner.
Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDC0CD
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How #BDC0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDC0CD?
#BDC0CD is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 75% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #BDC0CD?
Use black text. Black on #BDC0CD has a contrast ratio of 11.59:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDC0CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDCABD, and analogous partners are #BDC8CD and #C2BDCD.