Palettes / Colors / #BFBEB2

#BFBEB2 — Silver Grey

#BFBEB2 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BFBEB2 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 #B1B2BE; it also sits naturally between #BEB7B1 and #B9BEB1. 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 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 25%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFBEB2

.text { color: #BFBEB2; }
.background { background-color: #BFBEB2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBEB2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 178); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(55, 9%, 72%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBEB2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 178, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBEB2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 178, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFBEB2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFBEB2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BFBEB2

Tints of #BFBEB2

Tones of #BFBEB2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1B2BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFBEB2: #000000.

How #BFBEB2 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 #BFBEB2 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

← #BFBEB1  ·  #BFBEB3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBEB2?

#BFBEB2 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 190, 178). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBEB2?

#BFBEB2 is RGB 191, 190, 178 — HSL 55°, 9%, 72% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 25%.

What colors go with #BFBEB2?

Its complement is #B1B2BE; analogous partners are #BEB7B1 and #B9BEB1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBEB2 for text?

Black text on #BFBEB2 has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.87:1.