ColorXprez

#B4AEA2

Greige · light neutral

About #B4AEA2

With the hex code #B4AEA2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Greige — a ΔE of 1.3 — followed by Mushroom. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #A2A8B4, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.52:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red180
Green174
Blue162

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 1.3
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 7.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #B4AEA2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #B4AEA2.
2.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #B4AEA2.
9.52:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4AEA2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4AEA2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1AEA1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B3AFA2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B7ACAA

Shades, tints & matching colours

Tints and shades

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split complementary

Tetradic

Similar colours

Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4AEA2?

With the hex code #B4AEA2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 68% green and 64% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 10% yellow and 29% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B4AEA2?

Use black text. Black on #B4AEA2 has a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4AEA2?

Its complementary colour is #A2A8B4, and analogous partners are #B4A5A2 and #B1B4A2.