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#B2BEBF

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BEBF

#B2BEBF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.7), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFB3B2 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.01:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green190
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #B2BEBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BEBF.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BEBF.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BEBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BEBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBDBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9BBBF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFBFBE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BEBF?

#B2BEBF is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% 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 #B2BEBF?

Use black text. Black on #B2BEBF has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BEBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFB3B2, and analogous partners are #B2BFB9 and #B2B8BF.