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#BECFD5

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BECFD5

#BECFD5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D5C4BE (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green207
Blue213

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.2
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #BECFD5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECFD5.
1.61:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BECFD5.
13.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BECFD5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BECFD5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCED5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CBD5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B8D1D1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BECFD5?

#BECFD5 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 81% green and 84% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BECFD5?

Use black text. Black on #BECFD5 has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BECFD5?

Its complementary colour is #D5C4BE, and analogous partners are #BED5D0 and #BEC4D5.