#BBBCBC

Pantone Solid Coated

Pantone Cool Gray 4 C

Light cool gray

One of 223 colors in Pantone Gray & Off-White Colors.
Black text works best (11.03:1, passes WCAG AAA).
Closest RAL: RAL 7038 Agate Grey — close (ΔE 4.2).

Color values

HEX, RGB and CMYK are screen and process approximations, not official Pantone values. Tap a value to copy it.

Text on this color

Aa White text1.90:1 · Not readable — avoid

Aa Black text11.03:1 · Passes AAA for all text

Similar Pantone colors

Ranked by color difference (ΔE 2000). Below 2 most people cannot tell them apart.

Cool Gray 5 C#B1B3B3ΔE 2.5 · very closeCool Gray 3 C#C8C9C7ΔE 3.5 · close

Neighbors by number

Cool Gray 1 C#D9D9D6ΔE 7.3 Cool Gray 2 C#D0D0CEΔE 5.2 Cool Gray 3 C#C8C9C7ΔE 3.5

Cool Gray 4 C#BBBCBCThis color

Cool Gray 5 C#B1B3B3ΔE 2.5 Cool Gray 6 C#A7A8A9ΔE 5.6 Cool Gray 7 C#97999BΔE 10.2

Tints and shades

Mixed toward white and black in 20% steps, each matched to the nearest Pantone color.

Tints (toward white)

Cool Gray 3 C#C8C9C7ΔE 1.1 · very closeCool Gray 1 C#D9D9D6ΔE 2.9 · very close Cloud Dancer 11-4201 TCX#F0EEE9ΔE 2.6 · very close

Shades (toward black)

Color schemes

Pantone Cool Gray 4 C is a near-neutral color, so hue-based schemes do not apply. Neutrals pair with any color family; try it with an accent from blue, red or yellow.

Closest RAL and NCS colors

RAL 7038 Agate Grey#B5B8B1ΔE 4.2 · close

RAL 7047 Telegrey 4#D0D0D0ΔE 5.1 · visibly different

NCS S 2500-N#BFBFBFNCS (published crosswalk) · ΔE 1.0 · practically identical

Compare more options in the Pantone to RAL and Pantone to NCS converters.

How it looks with color blindness

Protanopia (red-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#BCBCBC) · shift ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#BCBCBC) · shift ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)Looks almost unchanged (#BBBCBC) · shift ΔE 0.0

This color looks nearly the same to people with the three common types of color blindness. Simulation uses the Machado et al. (2009) model.

About Pantone Cool Gray 4 C

Cool Gray 4 C is a light gray in the lighter half of the Cool Gray series, about ΔE 3 from both neighbors.

On screen it is close to Cool Gray 5 C (ΔE 2.5) and 421 C (ΔE 2.6), and RAL 7038 Agate Grey is a close paint match (ΔE 4.2).

Use in code

CSS

:root {
  --pantone-cool-gray-4-c: #BBBCBC;
}
.brand {
  background-color: var(--pantone-cool-gray-4-c);
  color: #000000;
}

SCSS

$pantone-cool-gray-4-c: #BBBCBC;

Tailwind

// tailwind.config.js → theme.extend.colors
'pantone-cool-gray-4-c': '#BBBCBC',

<div class="bg-[#BBBCBC]">…</div>

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code for Pantone Cool Gray 4 C?

The screen approximation used on this site is #BBBCBC, which is RGB 187, 188, 188.

What are the CMYK values for Pantone Cool Gray 4 C?

A process approximation is C 1, M 0, Y 0, K 26. Spot inks can look different from a four-color build, so proof important jobs.

What is the closest RAL color to Pantone Cool Gray 4 C?

RAL 7038 Agate Grey is the closest RAL Classic color (ΔE 4.2, close).

What does the “C” in the name mean?

“C” stands for coated: the reference shows how the ink looks on coated (glossy) paper. The same ink usually looks darker and duller on uncoated paper.

Should I use white or black text on Pantone Cool Gray 4 C?

Black text reads better, with a contrast ratio of 11.03:1 (passes WCAG AAA).

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