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#BFCFD6

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BFCFD6

With the hex code #BFCFD6, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6C6BF, a silver shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green207
Blue214

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.0
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #BFCFD6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFCFD6.
1.60:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFCFD6.
13.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFCFD6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFCFD6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBCED6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C8CBD6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9D1D1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFCFD6?

With the hex code #BFCFD6, this is a very light teal with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 81% green and 84% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFCFD6?

Use black text. Black on #BFCFD6 has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFCFD6?

Its complementary colour is #D6C6BF, and analogous partners are #BFD6D2 and #BFC4D6.