Palettes / Colors / #BEBBD2

#BEBBD2 — Light Dusty Blue

#BEBBD2 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEBBD2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BEBBD2 is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CFD2BC; it also sits naturally between #BCC4D2 and #CABCD2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 73% · Blue 82%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEBBD2

.text { color: #BEBBD2; }
.background { background-color: #BEBBD2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBBD2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 187, 210); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 20%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBBD2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 187, 210, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBBD2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 187, 210, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBBD2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBBD2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEBBD2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CFD2BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBBD2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBBD2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BEBBD2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEBBD2 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBBD1  ·  #BEBBD3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBBD2?

#BEBBD2 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 187, 210). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBBD2?

#BEBBD2 is RGB 190, 187, 210 — HSL 248°, 20%, 78% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #BEBBD2?

Its complement is #CFD2BC; analogous partners are #BCC4D2 and #CABCD2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBBD2 for text?

Black text on #BEBBD2 has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.