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#B2BFB5

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BFB5

#B2BFB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 7.4), with Light Sage the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #BFB2BC (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
Green191
Blue181

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #B2BFB5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFB5.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFB5.
11.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BFB5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BFB5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBDB5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBBB5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B0BFBC

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BFB5?

#B2BFB5 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 75% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% 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 #B2BFB5?

Use black text. Black on #B2BFB5 has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BFB5?

Its complementary colour is #BFB2BC, and analogous partners are #B5BFB2 and #B2BFBB.