#BDC1CD
Silver · light neutral
About #BDC1CD
#BDC1CD is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CDC9BD — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDC1CD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDC1CD
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDC1CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDC1CD?
#BDC1CD is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 76% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix 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 #BDC1CD?
Use black text. Black on #BDC1CD has a contrast ratio of 11.67:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDC1CD?
Its complementary colour is #CDC9BD, and analogous partners are #BDC9CD and #C1BDCD.