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#BEBCBA

#bebcba ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebcba is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.51% red, 73.73% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.05% magenta, 2.11% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 30°, 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.63.

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Relative luminance0.5046

Complementary

  1. #bebcba
  2. #babcbe

Split complementary

  1. #bebcba
  2. #babebe
  3. #bababe

Analogous

  1. #bebaba
  2. #bebcba
  3. #bebeba

Triadic

  1. #bebcba
  2. #babebc
  3. #bcbabe

Tetradic

  1. #bebcba
  2. #bcbeba
  3. #babcbe
  4. #bcbabe

Square

  1. #bebcba
  2. #babeba
  3. #babcbe
  4. #bebabe

Monochromatic

  1. #73706c
  2. #999693
  3. #bebcba
  4. #e3e2e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bebcba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebcba
  2. #aba9a7
  3. #989695
  4. #858482
  5. #727170
  6. #5f5e5d
  7. #4c4b4a
  8. #393838
  9. #262625
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebcba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebcba
  2. #c5c3c1
  3. #cbc9c8
  4. #d2d0cf
  5. #d8d7d6
  6. #dfdedd
  7. #e5e4e3
  8. #ecebea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebcba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebcba
  2. #b8b6b4
  3. #b2b0ae
  4. #abaaa9
  5. #a5a4a3
  6. #9f9e9d
  7. #999897
  8. #939291
  9. #8c8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdbcba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbcba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbcba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebcba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbcbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebcba {
  color: #bebcba;
}
Background
.bg-bebcba {
  background-color: #bebcba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebcba {
  border: 2px solid #bebcba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebcba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 188 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 30 3% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebcba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebcba, #bebeba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebcba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 188 186 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.63 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.48 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.80 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.80 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.88 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.84 #414345 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bebcba  rgb(190, 188, 186)  hsl(30, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babcbe  rgb(186, 188, 190)  hsl(210, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#babebc  rgb(186, 190, 188)  hsl(150, 3%, 74%)  Silver
#bcbabe  rgb(188, 186, 190)  hsl(270, 3%, 74%)  Silver