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#BECCD3

Light Gray · light neutral

About #BECCD3

#BECCD3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.0); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D3C5BE — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #BECCD3 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.77:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green204
Blue211

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #BECCD3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECCD3.
1.64:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECCD3.
12.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECCD3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECCD3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C8CBD3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C5C9D3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9CECE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECCD3?

#BECCD3 is a near-neutral, light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 80% green and 83% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BECCD3?

Use black text. Black on #BECCD3 has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECCD3?

Its complementary colour is #D3C5BE, and analogous partners are #BED3D0 and #BEC2D3.