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#BDCBD0

Silver · light neutral

About #BDCBD0

With the hex code #BDCBD0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0C2BD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.62:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red189
Green203
Blue208

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #BDCBD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDCBD0.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDCBD0.
12.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCBD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCBD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C7D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8CDCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCBD0?

With the hex code #BDCBD0, this is a light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCBD0?

Use black text. Black on #BDCBD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCBD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0C2BD, and analogous partners are #BDD0CC and #BDC1D0.