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#BFD4D2

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #BFD4D2

#BFD4D2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.6), with Silver the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D4BFC1 (silver), 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 13.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green212
Blue210

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.6
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #BFD4D2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD4D2.
1.55:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #BFD4D2.
13.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFD4D2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFD4D2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D2D2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDCED2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BAD5D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFD4D2?

#BFD4D2 is a very light, near-neutral teal colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 83% green and 82% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 17% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BFD4D2?

Use black text. Black on #BFD4D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFD4D2?

Its complementary colour is #D4BFC1, and analogous partners are #BFD4C8 and #BFCCD4.