#BECADA
Silver · light cool blue
About #BECADA
#BECADA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.9), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DACEBE (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 12.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BECADA
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BECADA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BECADA?
#BECADA is a light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 79% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BECADA?
Use black text. Black on #BECADA has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BECADA?
Its complementary colour is #DACEBE, and analogous partners are #BED8DA and #C0BEDA.