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#BDB8B1

#bdb8b1 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb8b1 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.12% red, 72.16% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.65% magenta, 6.35% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 35°, with 8.33% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.34.

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Relative luminance0.4827

Complementary

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b1b6bd

Split complementary

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b1bcbd
  3. #b2b1bd

Analogous

  1. #bdb2b1
  2. #bdb8b1
  3. #bcbdb1

Triadic

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b1bdb8
  3. #b8b1bd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b6bdb1
  3. #b1b6bd
  4. #b8b1bd

Square

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b1bdb2
  3. #b1b6bd
  4. #bdb1bc

Monochromatic

  1. #736c62
  2. #9a9288
  3. #bdb8b1
  4. #e0deda
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bdb8b1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #aaa69f
  3. #97938e
  4. #84817c
  5. #716e6a
  6. #5f5c59
  7. #4c4a47
  8. #393735
  9. #262523
  10. #131212
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb8b1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #c4bfb9
  3. #cac6c1
  4. #d1cdc8
  5. #d7d4d0
  6. #dedcd8
  7. #e5e3e0
  8. #ebeae8
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f8f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb8b1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb8b1
  2. #b7b2ac
  3. #b1ada7
  4. #aba7a2
  5. #a5a29d
  6. #9f9c99
  7. #989694
  8. #92918f
  9. #8c8b8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bab8b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bab8b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbb9b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb7b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbb8b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcb9b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb7b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb8b1 {
  color: #bdb8b1;
}
Background
.bg-bdb8b1 {
  background-color: #bdb8b1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb8b1 {
  border: 2px solid #bdb8b1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb8b1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 184 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 8% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb8b1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb8b1, #bcbdb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb8b1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 184 177 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.34 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.82 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.68 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.68 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.75 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 8.30 #42474e Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Silver
#bdb8b1  rgb(189, 184, 177)  hsl(35, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#b1b6bd  rgb(177, 182, 189)  hsl(215, 8%, 72%)  Silver
#b1bdb8  rgb(177, 189, 184)  hsl(155, 8%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b8b1bd  rgb(184, 177, 189)  hsl(275, 8%, 72%)  Languid Lavender