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#BED4DF

Light Blue · very light cool teal

About #BED4DF

#BED4DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Light Blue (ΔE 6.8), with Powder Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DFC9BE (oat), 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 — 13.67:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green212
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 6.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5

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

Text on #BED4DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED4DF.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light blue #BED4DF.
13.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BED4DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BED4DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED3E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CACFDF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B5D7D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BED4DF?

#BED4DF is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BED4DF?

Use black text. Black on #BED4DF has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BED4DF?

Its complementary colour is #DFC9BE, and analogous partners are #BEDFDA and #BEC3DF.