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#BCB2AB

Greige · light neutral

About #BCB2AB

With the hex code #BCB2AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ABB5BC, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red188
Green178
Blue171

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 3.0
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.0
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #BCB2AB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCB2AB.
2.08:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BCB2AB.
10.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCB2AB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCB2AB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B5B3AB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B7B5AB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0B0B0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCB2AB?

With the hex code #BCB2AB, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 70% green and 67% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BCB2AB?

Use black text. Black on #BCB2AB has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCB2AB?

Its complementary colour is #ABB5BC, and analogous partners are #BCABAC and #BCBBAB.