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#BFC4D2

Silver · light neutral

About #BFC4D2

With the hex code #BFC4D2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 77% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% 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 Silver — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2CDBF, a oat shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 12.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green196
Blue210

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #BFC4D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC4D2.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC4D2.
12.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC4D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC4D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C5D3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFC3D2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BBC7C8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC4D2?

With the hex code #BFC4D2, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 77% green and 82% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC4D2?

Use black text. Black on #BFC4D2 has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC4D2?

Its complementary colour is #D2CDBF, and analogous partners are #BFCED2 and #C3BFD2.