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#BDB9BF

#bdb9bf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdb9bf 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, 72.55% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 280°, with 4.48% saturation and 73.73% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.38.

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Relative luminance0.4928

Complementary

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #bbbfb9

Split complementary

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #bebfb9
  3. #b9bfba

Analogous

  1. #bab9bf
  2. #bdb9bf
  3. #bfb9be

Triadic

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #bfbdb9
  3. #b9bfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #bfb9bb
  3. #bbbfb9
  4. #b9bfbd

Square

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #bfbab9
  3. #bbbfb9
  4. #b9bebf

Monochromatic

  1. #716b75
  2. #97919a
  3. #bdb9bf
  4. #e3e1e4
  5. #f5f4f5

Shades

#bdb9bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #aaa7ac
  3. #979499
  4. #848286
  5. #716f73
  6. #5f5d60
  7. #4c4a4c
  8. #393839
  9. #262526
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdb9bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #c4c0c5
  3. #cac7cc
  4. #d1ced2
  5. #d7d5d9
  6. #dedcdf
  7. #e5e3e5
  8. #ebeaec
  9. #f2f1f2
  10. #f8f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdb9bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdb9bf
  2. #b7b3b9
  3. #b1aeb2
  4. #aba8ac
  5. #a5a2a6
  6. #9f9da0
  7. #989799
  8. #929193
  9. #8c8b8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbbabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8babf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9babf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbabb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bababf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bbbabf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdb9bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdb9bf {
  color: #bdb9bf;
}
Background
.bg-bdb9bf {
  background-color: #bdb9bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdb9bf {
  border: 2px solid #bdb9bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdb9bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 185 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 280 4% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdb9bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdb9bf, #bfb9be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdb9bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 185 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.38 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.33 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.33 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.42 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.42 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 7.92 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 8.27 #424640 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#bdb9bf  rgb(189, 185, 191)  hsl(280, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbfb9  rgb(187, 191, 185)  hsl(100, 4%, 74%)  Ash Gray
#bfbdb9  rgb(191, 189, 185)  hsl(40, 4%, 74%)  Silver
#b9bfbd  rgb(185, 191, 189)  hsl(160, 4%, 74%)  Silver