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#B2C0BB

Silver · light neutral

About #B2C0BB

#B2C0BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 5.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C0B2B7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #B2C0BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.15:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red178
Green192
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.9
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #B2C0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C0BB.
1.88:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C0BB.
11.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBEBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBCBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AFC0BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C0BB?

#B2C0BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 70% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% 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 #B2C0BB?

Use black text. Black on #B2C0BB has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C0BB?

Its complementary colour is #C0B2B7, and analogous partners are #B2C0B4 and #B2BEC0.