#B4AEBC
Silver · light neutral
About #B4AEBC
#B4AEBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.8); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B6BCAE — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B4AEBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #B4AEBC?
#B4AEBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 68% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B4AEBC?
Use black text. Black on #B4AEBC has a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B4AEBC?
Its complementary colour is #B6BCAE, and analogous partners are #AEAFBC and #BBAEBC.