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#B4BCB2

Silver · light neutral

About #B4BCB2

With the hex code #B4BCB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Silver — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BAB2BC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red180
Green188
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #B4BCB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4BCB2.
1.95:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #B4BCB2.
10.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #B4BCB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#B4BCB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBAB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BBB9B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B4BBB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #B4BCB2?

With the hex code #B4BCB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 71% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #B4BCB2?

Use black text. Black on #B4BCB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #B4BCB2?

Its complementary colour is #BAB2BC, and analogous partners are #B9BCB2 and #B2BCB5.