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#BEBFB1

Greige · light neutral

About #BEBFB1

With the hex code #BEBFB1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.4 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B1BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.28:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red190
Green191
Blue177

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.4
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 7.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.5

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

Text on #BEBFB1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBFB1.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BEBFB1.
11.28:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBFB1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBFB1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEB0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2BEB1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C0BDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBFB1?

With the hex code #BEBFB1, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBFB1?

Use black text. Black on #BEBFB1 has a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBFB1?

Its complementary colour is #B2B1BF, and analogous partners are #BFB9B1 and #B7BFB1.