#C6BFBA
Silver · light neutral
About #C6BFBA
#C6BFBA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Silver (ΔE 3.7); Greige comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #BAC1C6 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #C6BFBA for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Black text reads best on it at 11.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #C6BFBA?
#C6BFBA is a near-neutral, light shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 78% red, 75% green and 73% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 6% yellow and 22% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #C6BFBA?
Use black text. Black on #C6BFBA has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #C6BFBA?
Its complementary colour is #BAC1C6, and analogous partners are #C6BABB and #C6C5BA.