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#BDD2CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BDD2CD

#BDD2CD is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D2BDC2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.26:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green210
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #BDD2CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDD2CD.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDD2CD.
13.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDD2CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDD2CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CFCD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCCCCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D3D0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDD2CD?

#BDD2CD is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 82% green and 80% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BDD2CD?

Use black text. Black on #BDD2CD has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDD2CD?

Its complementary colour is #D2BDC2, and analogous partners are #BDD2C3 and #BDCCD2.