#B7BECA
Silver · light neutral
About #B7BECA
#B7BECA is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% 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 6.9); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CAC3B7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #B7BECA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.23:1 (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 #B7BECA?
#B7BECA is a near-neutral, light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 72% red, 75% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #B7BECA?
Use black text. Black on #B7BECA has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #B7BECA?
Its complementary colour is #CAC3B7, and analogous partners are #B7C8CA and #BAB7CA.