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#B2C2BE

Silver · light neutral

About #B2C2BE

#B2C2BE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C2B2B6 (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red178
Green194
Blue190

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #B2C2BE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C2BE.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B2C2BE.
11.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B2C2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B2C2BE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0C0BE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBEBE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#AEC3C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Triadic

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B2C2BE?

#B2C2BE is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 70% red, 76% green and 75% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B2C2BE?

Use black text. Black on #B2C2BE has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B2C2BE?

Its complementary colour is #C2B2B6, and analogous partners are #B2C2B6 and #B2BEC2.