#BDE4EC
Powder Blue · very light cool teal
About #BDE4EC
#BDE4EC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 3.7); Light Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ECC5BD — a baby pink tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BDE4EC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDE4EC
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDE4EC?
#BDE4EC is a muted, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 89% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDE4EC?
Use black text. Black on #BDE4EC has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDE4EC?
Its complementary colour is #ECC5BD, and analogous partners are #BDECDD and #BDCCEC.