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#BAC0BB

Silver · light neutral

About #BAC0BB

#BAC0BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 3.5), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C0BABF (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.35:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red186
Green192
Blue187

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 3.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.2
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #BAC0BB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC0BB.
1.85:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BAC0BB.
11.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BAC0BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BAC0BB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BFBEBB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#B9C0BE

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Tetradic

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BAC0BB?

#BAC0BB is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 73% red, 75% green and 73% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BAC0BB?

Use black text. Black on #BAC0BB has a contrast ratio of 11.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BAC0BB?

Its complementary colour is #C0BABF, and analogous partners are #BCC0BA and #BAC0BE.