#BBAFBD
Silver · light cool gray
About #BBAFBD
#BBAFBD is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 69% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B1BDAF — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BBAFBD for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.98:1, 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 #BBAFBD?
#BBAFBD is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 73% red, 69% green and 74% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BBAFBD?
Use black text. Black on #BBAFBD has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BBAFBD?
Its complementary colour is #B1BDAF, and analogous partners are #B4AFBD and #BDAFB8.