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#BFBAAF

Greige · light neutral

About #BFBAAF

With the hex code #BFBAAF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB4BF, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 10.86:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green186
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.5
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 10.0

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

Text on #BFBAAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBAAF.
1.93:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #BFBAAF.
10.86:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#BFBAAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BDBAAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#BEBBAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2B8B7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFBAAF?

With the hex code #BFBAAF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 73% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% 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 #BFBAAF?

Use black text. Black on #BFBAAF has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFBAAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB4BF, and analogous partners are #BFB2AF and #BCBFAF.