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#BEC3C2

Silver · light neutral

About #BEC3C2

With the hex code #BEC3C2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Silver — a ΔE of 2.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C3BEBF, 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 11.77:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red190
Green195
Blue194

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 2.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.5
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #BEC3C2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEC3C2.
1.78:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BEC3C2.
11.77:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BEC3C2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BEC3C2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C2C2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1C2C2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BDC3C3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BEC3C2?

With the hex code #BEC3C2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 76% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #BEC3C2?

Use black text. Black on #BEC3C2 has a contrast ratio of 11.77:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BEC3C2?

Its complementary colour is #C3BEBF, and analogous partners are #BEC3C0 and #BEC2C3.