Palettes / Colors / #BEBDCE

#BEBDCE — Light Dusty Blue

#BEBDCE 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 #BEBDCE 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.

#BEBDCE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CCCDBC; it also sits naturally between #BCC3CD and #C6BCCD. 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 74% · Blue 81%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBDCE

.text { color: #BEBDCE; }
.background { background-color: #BEBDCE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBDCE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 189, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 15%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBDCE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 189, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBDCE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 189, 206, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CCCDBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBDCE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBDCE

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 #BEBDCE 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 #BEBDCE 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

← #BEBDCD  ·  #BEBDCF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBDCE?

#BEBDCE is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 189, 206). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBDCE?

#BEBDCE is RGB 190, 189, 206 — HSL 244°, 15%, 77% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #BEBDCE?

Its complement is #CCCDBC; analogous partners are #BCC3CD and #C6BCCD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBDCE for text?

Black text on #BEBDCE has a contrast ratio of 11.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.85:1.