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#BCBAB2

Silver · light neutral

About #BCBAB2

With the hex code #BCBAB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 very close to Silver — a ΔE of 4.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B4BC, 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 10.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red188
Green186
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #BCBAB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCBAB2.
1.94:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BCBAB2.
10.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BCBAB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BCBAB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BCB9B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BCBAB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BEB9B8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BCBAB2?

With the hex code #BCBAB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 74% red, 73% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% 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 #BCBAB2?

Use black text. Black on #BCBAB2 has a contrast ratio of 10.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BCBAB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B4BC, and analogous partners are #BCB5B2 and #B9BCB2.