#BEC8D4
Silver · light neutral
About #BEC8D4
#BEC8D4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 78% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.6); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D4CABE — a oat tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BEC8D4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BEC8D4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BEC8D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BEC8D4?
#BEC8D4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 78% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BEC8D4?
Use black text. Black on #BEC8D4 has a contrast ratio of 12.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BEC8D4?
Its complementary colour is #D4CABE, and analogous partners are #BED3D4 and #BFBED4.