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#bcafaf ≈ Silver Pink

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bcafaf is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 68.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.91% magenta, 6.91% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 8.84% saturation and 71.18% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver Pink (#c4aead), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.4445

Complementary

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #afbcbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #afbcb6
  3. #afb6bc

Analogous

  1. #bcafb6
  2. #bcafaf
  3. #bcb6af

Triadic

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #afbcaf
  3. #afafbc

Tetradic

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #bcbcaf
  3. #afbcbc
  4. #afafbc

Square

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #b6bcaf
  3. #afbcbc
  4. #b6afbc

Monochromatic

  1. #726060
  2. #998585
  3. #bcafaf
  4. #dfd9d9
  5. #f6f4f4

Shades

#bcafaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #a99e9e
  3. #968c8c
  4. #847b7b
  5. #716969
  6. #5e5858
  7. #4b4646
  8. #383535
  9. #262323
  10. #131212
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcafaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #c3b7b7
  3. #c9bfbf
  4. #d0c7c7
  5. #d7cfcf
  6. #ded7d7
  7. #e4dfdf
  8. #ebe7e7
  9. #f2efef
  10. #f8f7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcafaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcafaf
  2. #b6aaaa
  3. #b0a6a6
  4. #aaa1a1
  5. #a49c9c
  6. #9e9898
  7. #989393
  8. #928e8e
  9. #8c8989
  10. #868585
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b6b1b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1b1af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4b3af ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfaeaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b6b0af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b7b1af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beaeaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcafaf {
  color: #bcafaf;
}
Background
.bg-bcafaf {
  background-color: #bcafaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcafaf {
  border: 2px solid #bcafaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcafaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 175 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 9% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcafaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcafaf, #bcb6af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcafaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 175 175 / 0.35);
}

#c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 3.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.66 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.66 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.23 #aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 10.00 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 10.46 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 10.46 #435050 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Silver Pink
#bcafaf  rgb(188, 175, 175)  hsl(0, 9%, 71%)  Silver Pink
#afbcbc  rgb(175, 188, 188)  hsl(180, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afbcaf  rgb(175, 188, 175)  hsl(120, 9%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#afafbc  rgb(175, 175, 188)  hsl(240, 9%, 71%)  Dark Gray