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#BEBFC6

Silver · light neutral

About #BEBFC6

With the hex code #BEBFC6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% 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 3.8 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C6C5BE, 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 11.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red190
Green191
Blue198

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 3.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #BEBFC6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEBFC6.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEBFC6.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBFC6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBFC6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC0C6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBFC6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC0C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBFC6?

With the hex code #BEBFC6, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 78% blue, while a printer would mix 4% 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 #BEBFC6?

Use black text. Black on #BEBFC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBFC6?

Its complementary colour is #C6C5BE, and analogous partners are #BEC3C6 and #C1BEC6.