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#C1BFBA

Silver · light neutral

About #C1BFBA

With the hex code #C1BFBA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Silver — a ΔE of 2.8 — followed by Greige. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BABCC1, a silver shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.43:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red193
Green191
Blue186

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 2.8
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 7.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7

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

Text on #C1BFBA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C1BFBA.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C1BFBA.
11.43:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C1BFBA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C1BFBA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BFBA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BFBA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C2BEBE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C1BFBA?

With the hex code #C1BFBA, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 73% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 4% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C1BFBA?

Use black text. Black on #C1BFBA has a contrast ratio of 11.43:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C1BFBA?

Its complementary colour is #BABCC1, and analogous partners are #C1BCBA and #C0C1BA.