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#C2BFB2

Greige · light neutral

About #C2BFB2

#C2BFB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Greige (ΔE 5.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #B2B5C2 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use light tones like #C2BFB2 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.39:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red194
Green191
Blue178

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 7.1
Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #C2BFB2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BFB2.
1.84:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C2BFB2.
11.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BFB2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BFB2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BEB1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3BFB2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5BDBB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BFB2?

#C2BFB2 is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 76% red, 75% green and 70% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 2% 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 #C2BFB2?

Use black text. Black on #C2BFB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BFB2?

Its complementary colour is #B2B5C2, and analogous partners are #C2B7B2 and #BDC2B2.