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#BFB1B2

Silver · light neutral

About #BFB1B2

With the hex code #BFB1B2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 Silver — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B1BFBE, 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 10.15:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green177
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.9
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.4
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #BFB1B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFB1B2.
2.07:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFB1B2.
10.15:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB1B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB1B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B3B3B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B6B5B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2B0B1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB1B2?

With the hex code #BFB1B2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 69% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% 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 #BFB1B2?

Use black text. Black on #BFB1B2 has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB1B2?

Its complementary colour is #B1BFBE, and analogous partners are #BFB1B9 and #BFB7B1.