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#C4BFB4

Greige · light neutral

About #C4BFB4

With the hex code #C4BFB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 75% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% 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 5.8 — followed by Silver. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #B4B9C4, 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 11.46:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red196
Green191
Blue180

Closest named colours

Greige
#B8AFA3 · ΔE 5.8
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 6.2
Oat
#DFD3BF · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #C4BFB4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BFB4.
1.83:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on greige #C4BFB4.
11.46:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #C4BFB4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#C4BFB4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#C2BFB3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C0B4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C7BDBC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #C4BFB4?

With the hex code #C4BFB4, this is a light gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 77% red, 75% green and 71% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 23% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #C4BFB4?

Use black text. Black on #C4BFB4 has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #C4BFB4?

Its complementary colour is #B4B9C4, and analogous partners are #C4B7B4 and #C1C4B4.