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#BFC2BF

Silver · light neutral

About #BFC2BF

With the hex code #BFC2BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% 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 virtually identical to Silver — a ΔE of 2.0 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #C2BFC2, 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 — 11.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red191
Green194
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 2.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.7
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #BFC2BF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC2BF.
1.80:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #BFC2BF.
11.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #BFC2BF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#BFC2BF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2C1BF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C2C1BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#BFC2C1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #BFC2BF?

With the hex code #BFC2BF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 76% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #BFC2BF?

Use black text. Black on #BFC2BF has a contrast ratio of 11.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #BFC2BF?

Its complementary colour is #C2BFC2, and analogous partners are #C1C2BF and #BFC2C1.