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#BED0CD

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BED0CD

With the hex code #BED0CD, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D0BEC1, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green208
Blue205

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #BED0CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED0CD.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED0CD.
13.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED0CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED0CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CECECD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACBCD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD1CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED0CD?

With the hex code #BED0CD, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 82% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BED0CD?

Use black text. Black on #BED0CD has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED0CD?

Its complementary colour is #D0BEC1, and analogous partners are #BED0C4 and #BECAD0.