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#C2BFBF

Silver · light neutral

About #C2BFBF

With the hex code #C2BFBF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% 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 virtually identical to Silver — a ΔE of 1.1 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #BFC2C2, 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 — 11.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red194
Green191
Blue191

Closest named colours

Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 1.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.1
Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #C2BFBF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2BFBF.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on silver #C2BFBF.
11.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C2BFBF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C2BFBF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#BFBFBF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C0C0BF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C3BFBF

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C2BFBF?

With the hex code #C2BFBF, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 76% red, 75% green and 75% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #C2BFBF?

Use black text. Black on #C2BFBF has a contrast ratio of 11.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C2BFBF?

Its complementary colour is #BFC2C2, and analogous partners are #C2BFC1 and #C2C1BF.