#BDCBD2
Silver · light neutral
About #BDCBD2
#BDCBD2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2C4BD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDCBD2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDCBD2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #BDCBD2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDCBD2?
#BDCBD2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 80% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% 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 #BDCBD2?
Use black text. Black on #BDCBD2 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDCBD2?
Its complementary colour is #D2C4BD, and analogous partners are #BDD2CF and #BDC1D2.