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#BEBFC7

Silver · light neutral

About #BEBFC7

#BEBFC7 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Silver (ΔE 4.3), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #C7C6BE (silver), its complementary partner.

Because it is light, it is most useful for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red190
Green191
Blue199

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 4.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.3
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #BEBFC7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEBFC7.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEBFC7.
11.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEBFC7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEBFC7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDC0C7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BDBFC7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BCC0C1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEBFC7?

#BEBFC7 is a light, near-neutral gray colour. Digitally that works out to 75% red, 75% green and 78% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BEBFC7?

Use black text. Black on #BEBFC7 has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEBFC7?

Its complementary colour is #C7C6BE, and analogous partners are #BEC3C7 and #C2BEC7.