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#B0BEBD

Silver · light neutral

About #B0BEBD

With the hex code #B0BEBD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 5.4 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BEB0B1, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.95:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red176
Green190
Blue189

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.2

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #B0BEBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0BEBD.
1.92:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B0BEBD.
10.95:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B0BEBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B0BEBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBCBD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BABD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ACBFBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B0BEBD?

With the hex code #B0BEBD, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 69% red, 75% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #B0BEBD?

Use black text. Black on #B0BEBD has a contrast ratio of 10.95:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B0BEBD?

Its complementary colour is #BEB0B1, and analogous partners are #B0BEB6 and #B0B8BE.