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#BFB4B2

Silver · light neutral

About #BFB4B2

With the hex code #BFB4B2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 5.6 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2BDBF, 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 10.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red191
Green180
Blue178

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 5.6
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.9
Mushroom
#A39B90 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #BFB4B2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFB4B2.
2.02:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFB4B2.
10.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFB4B2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFB4B2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#B6B5B2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#B9B7B2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2B3B3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFB4B2?

With the hex code #BFB4B2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 71% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% 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 #BFB4B2?

Use black text. Black on #BFB4B2 has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFB4B2?

Its complementary colour is #B2BDBF, and analogous partners are #BFB2B6 and #BFBBB2.