#BDD2CE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #BDD2CE
#BDD2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.1); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D2BDC1 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDD2CE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.27:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDD2CE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDD2CE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDD2CE?
#BDD2CE is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 82% green and 81% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BDD2CE?
Use black text. Black on #BDD2CE has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDD2CE?
Its complementary colour is #D2BDC1, and analogous partners are #BDD2C4 and #BDCBD2.