Palettes / Colors / #BEC2D5

#BEC2D5 — Light Dusty Blue

#BEC2D5 is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

#BEC2D5 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 #D5D1BE; it also sits naturally between #BECDD5 and #C6BED5. 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 76% · Blue 84%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BEC2D5

.text { color: #BEC2D5; }
.background { background-color: #BEC2D5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEC2D5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 194, 213); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 21%, 79%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEC2D5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 194, 213, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEC2D5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 194, 213, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEC2D5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEC2D5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BEC2D5

Tints of #BEC2D5

Tones of #BEC2D5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #D5D1BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEC2D5: #000000.

How #BEC2D5 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 #BEC2D5 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

← #BEC2D4  ·  #BEC2D6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEC2D5?

#BEC2D5 is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 190, 194, 213). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEC2D5?

#BEC2D5 is RGB 190, 194, 213 — HSL 230°, 21%, 79% — CMYK 11%, 9%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #BEC2D5?

Its complement is #D5D1BE; analogous partners are #BECDD5 and #C6BED5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEC2D5 for text?

Black text on #BEC2D5 has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.77:1.