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#BEAFB2

Silver · light neutral

About #BEAFB2

With the hex code #BEAFB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% 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 7.7 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFBEBB, 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 9.96:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green175
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 8.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #BEAFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEAFB2.
2.11:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEAFB2.
9.96:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEAFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEAFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B1B1B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B4B4B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1AEB0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEAFB2?

With the hex code #BEAFB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEAFB2?

Use black text. Black on #BEAFB2 has a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEAFB2?

Its complementary colour is #AFBEBB, and analogous partners are #BEAFBA and #BEB3AF.