Palettes / Colors / #BEBDAF

#BEBDAF — Silver Grey

#BEBDAF is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEBDAF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BEBDAF is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B0B1BF; it also sits naturally between #BFB7B0 and #B9BFB0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 8% · Key 25%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BEBDAF

.text { color: #BEBDAF; }
.background { background-color: #BEBDAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEBDAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 189, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 10%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEBDAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 189, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEBDAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 189, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BEBDAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEBDAF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B0B1BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BEBDAF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEBDAF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #BEBDAF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEBDAF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BEBDAE  ·  #BEBDB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BEBDAF?

#BEBDAF is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 190, 189, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BEBDAF?

#BEBDAF is RGB 190, 189, 175 — HSL 56°, 10%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 8%, 25%.

What colors go with #BEBDAF?

Its complement is #B0B1BF; analogous partners are #BFB7B0 and #B9BFB0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BEBDAF for text?

Black text on #BEBDAF has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.89:1.