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#BEBCAE

Greige · light neutral

About #BEBCAE

With the hex code #BEBCAE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% 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 Greige — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AEB0BE, 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 10.99:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green188
Blue174

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.7
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.0

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

Text on #BEBCAE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBCAE.
1.91:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBCAE.
10.99:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BEBCAE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BCAE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C1BAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBCAE?

With the hex code #BEBCAE, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 68% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBCAE?

Use black text. Black on #BEBCAE has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBCAE?

Its complementary colour is #AEB0BE, and analogous partners are #BEB4AE and #B8BEAE.