#BDB1BF
Silver · light cool gray
About #BDB1BF
#BDB1BF is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 9.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3BFB1 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDB1BF for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDB1BF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDB1BF?
#BDB1BF is a muted, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 69% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #BDB1BF?
Use black text. Black on #BDB1BF has a contrast ratio of 10.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDB1BF?
Its complementary colour is #B3BFB1, and analogous partners are #B6B1BF and #BFB1BA.