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#BECBD0

Silver · light neutral

About #BECBD0

#BECBD0 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 2% 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 6.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D0C3BE (silver), 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 12.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green203
Blue208

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.4
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #BECBD0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BECBD0.
1.66:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BECBD0.
12.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECBD0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECBD0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CAD0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C8D0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9CDCC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECBD0?

#BECBD0 is a light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 80% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 2% 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 #BECBD0?

Use black text. Black on #BECBD0 has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECBD0?

Its complementary colour is #D0C3BE, and analogous partners are #BED0CC and #BEC2D0.