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#BFC8D4

Silver · light neutral

About #BFC8D4

With the hex code #BFC8D4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% 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 7.5 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D4CBBF, 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 12.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green200
Blue212

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 11.6

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

Text on #BFC8D4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC8D4.
1.69:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC8D4.
12.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC8D4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC8D4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C4C8D5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C6D4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BACBCC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC8D4?

With the hex code #BFC8D4, this is a light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 78% green and 83% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC8D4?

Use black text. Black on #BFC8D4 has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC8D4?

Its complementary colour is #D4CBBF, and analogous partners are #BFD3D4 and #C1BFD4.