#B2ACAE
Silver · light neutral
About #B2ACAE
#B2ACAE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.3); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACB2B0 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B2ACAE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B2ACAE?
#B2ACAE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 67% green and 68% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 2% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B2ACAE?
Use black text. Black on #B2ACAE has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B2ACAE?
Its complementary colour is #ACB2B0, and analogous partners are #B2ACB1 and #B2ADAC.