Palettes / Colors / #BEBED3

#BEBED3 — Light Dusty Blue

#BEBED3 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 #BEBED3 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.

#BEBED3 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 #D4D4BF; it also sits naturally between #BFC9D4 and #C9BFD4. 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 75% · Blue 83%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 17%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEBED3

.text { color: #BEBED3; }
.background { background-color: #BEBED3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBED3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 190, 211); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 19%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBED3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 190, 211, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBED3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 190, 211, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBED3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBED3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D4D4BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBED3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBED3

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 #BEBED3 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 #BEBED3 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

← #BEBED2  ·  #BEBED4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBED3?

#BEBED3 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 190, 211). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBED3?

#BEBED3 is RGB 190, 190, 211 — HSL 240°, 19%, 79% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 17%.

What colors go with #BEBED3?

Its complement is #D4D4BF; analogous partners are #BFC9D4 and #C9BFD4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBED3 for text?

Black text on #BEBED3 has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.83:1.