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#B2BFC2

Silver · light neutral

About #B2BFC2

#B2BFC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% 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 5.1); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C2B5B2 — a greige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2BFC2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red178
Green191
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #B2BFC2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFC2.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2BFC2.
11.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2BFC2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2BFC2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCBEC2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BABCC2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEC0C0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2BFC2?

#B2BFC2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 76% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2BFC2?

Use black text. Black on #B2BFC2 has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2BFC2?

Its complementary colour is #C2B5B2, and analogous partners are #B2C2BD and #B2B7C2.