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#C0BFAF

Greige · light warm gray

About #C0BFAF

With the hex code #C0BFAF, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Light Sage. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #AFB0C0, a dusty blue shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 11.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red192
Green191
Blue175

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 6.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 6.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #C0BFAF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BFAF.
1.86:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C0BFAF.
11.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C0BFAF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C0BFAF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEAE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3BDBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C0BFAF?

With the hex code #C0BFAF, this is a light gray with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 75% red, 75% green and 69% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #C0BFAF?

Use black text. Black on #C0BFAF has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C0BFAF?

Its complementary colour is #AFB0C0, and analogous partners are #C0B6AF and #B8C0AF.