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#C0BCAF

Greige · light neutral

About #C0BCAF

With the hex code #C0BCAF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% 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 4.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB3C0, 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 — 11.05:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red192
Green188
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 4.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.8

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

Text on #C0BCAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAF.
1.90:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BCAF.
11.05:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0BCAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0BCAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBBAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0BDAF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3BAB8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0BCAF?

With the hex code #C0BCAF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 74% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% 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 #C0BCAF?

Use black text. Black on #C0BCAF has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0BCAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB3C0, and analogous partners are #C0B3AF and #BBC0AF.