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#BEC2D0

Silver · light neutral

About #BEC2D0

#BEC2D0 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 76% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0CCBE (oat), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.82:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green194
Blue208

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #BEC2D0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEC2D0.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEC2D0.
11.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEC2D0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEC2D0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BEC3D1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDC2D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAC4C6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEC2D0?

#BEC2D0 is a light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 76% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEC2D0?

Use black text. Black on #BEC2D0 has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEC2D0?

Its complementary colour is #D0CCBE, and analogous partners are #BECBD0 and #C3BED0.