#BCABB5
Silver · light warm gray
About #BCABB5
With the hex code #BCABB5, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Silver — a ΔE of 10.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABBCB2, a light sage shade.
In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 9.63:1, 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 #BCABB5?
With the hex code #BCABB5, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 67% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 4% yellow and 26% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #BCABB5?
Use black text. Black on #BCABB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BCABB5?
Its complementary colour is #ABBCB2, and analogous partners are #BBABBC and #BCABAC.