#B5BFBC
Silver · light neutral
About #B5BFBC
#B5BFBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BFB5B8 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B5BFBC for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.14:1 (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 #B5BFBC?
#B5BFBC is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 71% red, 75% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B5BFBC?
Use black text. Black on #B5BFBC has a contrast ratio of 11.14:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B5BFBC?
Its complementary colour is #BFB5B8, and analogous partners are #B5BFB7 and #B5BDBF.