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#C2BDB2

Greige · light neutral

About #C2BDB2

With the hex code #C2BDB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Greige — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B2B7C2, 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 11.22:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green189
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.3
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #C2BDB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BDB2.
1.87:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BDB2.
11.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BDB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BDB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C0BDB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C1BEB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5BBBA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BDB2?

With the hex code #C2BDB2, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 74% green and 70% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BDB2?

Use black text. Black on #C2BDB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BDB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B7C2, and analogous partners are #C2B5B2 and #BFC2B2.