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#BDCFD7

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BDCFD7

#BDCFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% 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 Light Gray (ΔE 7.9); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D7C5BD — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDCFD7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green207
Blue215

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 8.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #BDCFD7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDCFD7.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDCFD7.
13.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDCFD7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDCFD7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCED7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C7CBD7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6D2D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDCFD7?

#BDCFD7 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 81% green and 84% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BDCFD7?

Use black text. Black on #BDCFD7 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDCFD7?

Its complementary colour is #D7C5BD, and analogous partners are #BDD7D2 and #BDC2D7.