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#BCAEB6

Silver · light neutral

About #BCAEB6

#BCAEB6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 68% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6), with Greige the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #AEBCB4 (silver), 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 9.87:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green174
Blue182

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BCAEB6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCAEB6.
2.13:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCAEB6.
9.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCAEB6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCAEB6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#AFB0B6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B1B2B6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEAEB1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCAEB6?

#BCAEB6 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 74% red, 68% green and 71% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BCAEB6?

Use black text. Black on #BCAEB6 has a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCAEB6?

Its complementary colour is #AEBCB4, and analogous partners are #BBAEBC and #BCAEAF.