#BFBAC6
Silver · light neutral
About #BFBAC6
#BFBAC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #C1C6BA — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFBAC6 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.05:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFBAC6
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFBAC6?
#BFBAC6 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 73% green and 78% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #BFBAC6?
Use black text. Black on #BFBAC6 has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFBAC6?
Its complementary colour is #C1C6BA, and analogous partners are #BABBC6 and #C5BAC6.