#BDBFC6
Silver · light neutral
About #BDBFC6
#BDBFC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 3.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C6C4BD — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BDBFC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BDBFC6
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BDBFC6?
#BDBFC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 74% red, 75% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BDBFC6?
Use black text. Black on #BDBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BDBFC6?
Its complementary colour is #C6C4BD, and analogous partners are #BDC3C6 and #C0BDC6.