#BFD5D2
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #BFD5D2
#BFD5D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Light Gray (ΔE 8.0); Powder Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D5BFC2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #BFD5D2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFD5D2
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFD5D2?
#BFD5D2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the teal family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 84% green and 82% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BFD5D2?
Use black text. Black on #BFD5D2 has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFD5D2?
Its complementary colour is #D5BFC2, and analogous partners are #BFD5C7 and #BFCDD5.