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#BDCCCD

Silver · light neutral

About #BDCCCD

#BDCCCD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% 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 6.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #CDBEBD (silver), 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 — 12.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red189
Green204
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #BDCCCD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDCCCD.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BDCCCD.
12.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BDCCCD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CACACD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C6C8CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9CDCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCCCD?

#BDCCCD is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 80% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% 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 #BDCCCD?

Use black text. Black on #BDCCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCCCD?

Its complementary colour is #CDBEBD, and analogous partners are #BDCDC6 and #BDC4CD.