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#BED1CC

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BED1CC

With the hex code #BED1CC, this is a very light green 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, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D1BEC3, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.18:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green209
Blue204

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #BED1CC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED1CC.
1.59:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BED1CC.
13.18:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED1CC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED1CC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFCECC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBCCCC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD2CF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED1CC?

With the hex code #BED1CC, this is a very light green 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, 2% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BED1CC?

Use black text. Black on #BED1CC has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED1CC?

Its complementary colour is #D1BEC3, and analogous partners are #BED1C3 and #BECDD1.