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#BEBDB0

Greige · light neutral

About #BEBDB0

With the hex code #BEBDB0, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% 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 5.5 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B0B1BE, 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 11.10:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green189
Blue176

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.5
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.1

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

Text on #BEBDB0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBDB0.
1.89:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBDB0.
11.10:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBDB0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBDB0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BCAF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BDB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0BBB9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBDB0?

With the hex code #BEBDB0, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBDB0?

Use black text. Black on #BEBDB0 has a contrast ratio of 11.10:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBDB0?

Its complementary colour is #B0B1BE, and analogous partners are #BEB6B0 and #B8BEB0.