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#BCACB8

Silver · light warm gray

About #BCACB8

#BCACB8 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 10.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ACBCB0 (light sage), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 9.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green172
Blue184

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #BCACB8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCACB8.
2.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCACB8.
9.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCACB8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCACB8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#ACAFB9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#AFB1B7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEADB0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCACB8?

#BCACB8 is a light, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 67% green and 72% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 26% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #BCACB8?

Use black text. Black on #BCACB8 has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCACB8?

Its complementary colour is #ACBCB0, and analogous partners are #B8ACBC and #BCACB0.