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#BDBEBF

#bdbebf ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bdbebf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.05% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 1.54% saturation and 74.51% 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 11.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 0.86.

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Relative luminance0.5141

Complementary

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bfbebd

Split complementary

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bfbdbd
  3. #bfbfbd

Analogous

  1. #bdbfbf
  2. #bdbebf
  3. #bdbdbf

Triadic

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bfbdbe
  3. #bebfbd

Tetradic

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bebdbf
  3. #bfbebd
  4. #bebfbd

Square

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #bfbdbf
  3. #bfbebd
  4. #bdbfbd

Monochromatic

  1. #707273
  2. #969899
  3. #bdbebf
  4. #e4e4e5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bdbebf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #aaabac
  3. #979899
  4. #848586
  5. #717273
  6. #5f5f60
  7. #4c4c4c
  8. #393939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bdbebf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #c4c5c5
  3. #cacbcc
  4. #d1d2d2
  5. #d7d8d9
  6. #dedfdf
  7. #e5e5e5
  8. #ebecec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f8f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bdbebf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bdbebf
  2. #b7b8b9
  3. #b1b2b2
  4. #ababac
  5. #a5a5a6
  6. #9f9fa0
  7. #989999
  8. #929393
  9. #8c8c8d
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbebf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bdbebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbebf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbebf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdbebf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bdbebf {
  color: #bdbebf;
}
Background
.bg-bdbebf {
  background-color: #bdbebf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bdbebf {
  border: 2px solid #bdbebf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bdbebf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 189 190 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bdbebf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bdbebf, #bdbdbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bdbebf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(189 190 191 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 0.86 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.28 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.28 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.78 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.78 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.20 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.35 #424140 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bdbebf  rgb(189, 190, 191)  hsl(210, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbebd  rgb(191, 190, 189)  hsl(30, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbdbe  rgb(191, 189, 190)  hsl(330, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bebfbd  rgb(190, 191, 189)  hsl(90, 2%, 75%)  Silver