#BDB2BE
Silver · light neutral
About #BDB2BE
#BDB2BE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 70% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Silver (ΔE 8.6); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3BEB2 — a light sage tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDB2BE for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 10.28:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDB2BE
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BDB2BE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDB2BE?
#BDB2BE is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 70% green and 75% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BDB2BE?
Use black text. Black on #BDB2BE has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDB2BE?
Its complementary colour is #B3BEB2, and analogous partners are #B7B2BE and #BEB2B9.