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#BFC3CD

Silver · light neutral

About #BFC3CD

With the hex code #BFC3CD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% 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 Silver — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CDC9BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green195
Blue205

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #BFC3CD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC3CD.
1.76:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC3CD.
11.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC3CD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC3CD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C4CE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC2CD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC5C6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC3CD?

With the hex code #BFC3CD, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 80% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC3CD?

Use black text. Black on #BFC3CD has a contrast ratio of 11.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC3CD?

Its complementary colour is #CDC9BF, and analogous partners are #BFCACD and #C2BFCD.