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#BDD2CF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BDD2CF

With the hex code #BDD2CF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2BDC0, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red189
Green210
Blue207

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.1
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #BDD2CF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDD2CF.
1.58:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BDD2CF.
13.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BDD2CF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BDD2CF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0CFCF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCCCF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D3D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BDD2CF?

With the hex code #BDD2CF, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 82% green and 81% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% 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 #BDD2CF?

Use black text. Black on #BDD2CF has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BDD2CF?

Its complementary colour is #D2BDC0, and analogous partners are #BDD2C5 and #BDCBD2.