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#BEDCDA

Powder Blue · very light cool teal

About #BEDCDA

#BEDCDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Powder Blue (ΔE 6.8), with Light Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCBEC0 (baby pink), 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 14.44:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green220
Blue218

Closest named colours

Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 6.8
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #BEDCDA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDCDA.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on powder blue #BEDCDA.
14.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEDCDA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8D9DA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D4DA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B6DEDB

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEDCDA?

#BEDCDA is a very light, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 86% green and 85% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #BEDCDA?

Use black text. Black on #BEDCDA has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEDCDA?

Its complementary colour is #DCBEC0, and analogous partners are #BEDCCB and #BECFDC.