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#BCABB2

Silver · light neutral

About #BCABB2

With the hex code #BCABB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% 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 similar to Silver — a ΔE of 9.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABBCB5, 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 9.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green171
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 9.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.7
Dusty Rose
#C9A29B · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #BCABB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCABB2.
2.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCABB2.
9.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCABB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCABB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAEB2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B0B0B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFABAD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCABB2?

With the hex code #BCABB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% 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 #BCABB2?

Use black text. Black on #BCABB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCABB2?

Its complementary colour is #ABBCB5, and analogous partners are #BCABBB and #BCACAB.