#BDBCB4
Silver · light neutral
About #BDBCB4
#BDBCB4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 5% yellow and 26% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.6); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B4B5BD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBCB4 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.02:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBCB4
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBCB4?
#BDBCB4 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 74% green and 71% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 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 #BDBCB4?
Use black text. Black on #BDBCB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBCB4?
Its complementary colour is #B4B5BD, and analogous partners are #BDB8B4 and #BABDB4.