#BED3CE
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #BED3CE
#BED3CE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Visually it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.2), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D3BEC3 (silver), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.40:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BED3CE
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BED3CE?
#BED3CE is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 81% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BED3CE?
Use black text. Black on #BED3CE has a contrast ratio of 13.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BED3CE?
Its complementary colour is #D3BEC3, and analogous partners are #BED3C4 and #BECDD3.