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#B2AEAC

Greige · light neutral

About #B2AEAC

#B2AEAC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% 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 Greige (ΔE 5.8); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #ACB0B2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2AEAC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.54:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green174
Blue172

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.6
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #B2AEAC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AEAC.
2.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B2AEAC.
9.54:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2AEAC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2AEAC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFAEAC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0AFAC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B3ADAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2AEAC?

#B2AEAC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 68% green and 67% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 30% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2AEAC?

Use black text. Black on #B2AEAC has a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2AEAC?

Its complementary colour is #ACB0B2, and analogous partners are #B2ACAD and #B2B1AC.