#BED0CC
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #BED0CC
#BED0CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.3); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D0BEC2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BED0CC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BED0CC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BED0CC?
#BED0CC is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 82% green and 80% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BED0CC?
Use black text. Black on #BED0CC has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BED0CC?
Its complementary colour is #D0BEC2, and analogous partners are #BED0C3 and #BECBD0.