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#B2BFB4

Light Sage · light neutral

About #B2BFB4

With the hex code #B2BFB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Sage — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFB2BD, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.00:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green191
Blue180

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #B2BFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BFB4.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #B2BFB4.
11.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBDB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBBB5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B1BEBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BFB4?

With the hex code #B2BFB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 70% red, 75% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BFB4?

Use black text. Black on #B2BFB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BFB4?

Its complementary colour is #BFB2BD, and analogous partners are #B6BFB2 and #B2BFBB.