#BFB3BB
Silver · light neutral
About #BFB3BB
#BFB3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 7.2); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B3BFB7 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFB3BB for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFB3BB
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BFB3BB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFB3BB?
#BFB3BB is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 70% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 2% 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 #BFB3BB?
Use black text. Black on #BFB3BB has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFB3BB?
Its complementary colour is #B3BFB7, and analogous partners are #BDB3BF and #BFB3B5.