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#BDBEBA

#bdbeba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbeba 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, 74.51% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.53% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 75°, with 2.99% 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 11.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.45.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5119

Complementary

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #bbbabe

Split complementary

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #babbbe
  3. #bdbabe

Analogous

  1. #bebdba
  2. #bdbeba
  3. #bbbeba

Triadic

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #babdbe
  3. #bebabd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #babebb
  3. #bbbabe
  4. #bebabd

Square

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #babebd
  3. #bbbabe
  4. #bebabb

Monochromatic

  1. #71736c
  2. #979993
  3. #bdbeba
  4. #e3e3e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bdbeba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #aaaba7
  3. #979895
  4. #848582
  5. #717270
  6. #5f5f5d
  7. #4c4c4a
  8. #393938
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbeba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #c4c5c1
  3. #cacbc8
  4. #d1d2cf
  5. #d7d8d6
  6. #dedfdd
  7. #e5e5e3
  8. #ebecea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f8f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbeba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbeba
  2. #b7b8b4
  3. #b1b2ae
  4. #ababa9
  5. #a5a5a3
  6. #9f9f9d
  7. #989997
  8. #929391
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbdba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbeba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebeba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebeba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbeba {
  color: #bdbeba;
}
Background
.bg-bdbeba {
  background-color: #bdbeba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbeba {
  border: 2px solid #bdbeba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbeba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 75 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbeba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbeba, #bbbeba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbeba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.45 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.83 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.83 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.12 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.12 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.85 #424145 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbeba  rgb(189, 190, 186)  hsl(75, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bbbabe  rgb(187, 186, 190)  hsl(255, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babdbe  rgb(186, 189, 190)  hsl(195, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bebabd  rgb(190, 186, 189)  hsl(315, 3%, 74%)  Silver