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#BEBFBD

#bebfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bebfbd 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, 74.9% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.05% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 90°, 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 11.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 1.39.

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Relative luminance0.5188

Complementary

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #bebdbf

Split complementary

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #bdbdbf
  3. #bfbdbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbfbd
  2. #bebfbd
  3. #bdbfbd

Triadic

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

Tetradic

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #bdbfbe
  3. #bebdbf
  4. #bfbdbe

Square

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #bdbfbf
  3. #bebdbf
  4. #bfbdbd

Monochromatic

  1. #727370
  2. #989996
  3. #bebfbd
  4. #e4e5e4
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bebfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #abacaa
  3. #989997
  4. #858684
  5. #727371
  6. #5f605f
  7. #4c4c4c
  8. #393939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bebfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #c5c5c4
  3. #cbccca
  4. #d2d2d1
  5. #d8d9d7
  6. #dfdfde
  7. #e5e5e5
  8. #ececeb
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bebfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bebfbd
  2. #b8b9b7
  3. #b2b2b1
  4. #abacab
  5. #a5a6a5
  6. #9fa09f
  7. #999998
  8. #939392
  9. #8c8d8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebfbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbfbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbfbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bebfbd {
  color: #bebfbd;
}
Background
.bg-bebfbd {
  background-color: #bebfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bebfbd {
  border: 2px solid #bebfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bebfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 190 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 90 2% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bebfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bebfbd, #bdbfbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bebfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(190 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 1.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.21 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.21 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.09 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.09 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.54 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.62 #414042 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bebfbd  rgb(190, 191, 189)  hsl(90, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bebdbf  rgb(190, 189, 191)  hsl(270, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bdbebf  rgb(189, 190, 191)  hsl(210, 2%, 75%)  Silver
#bfbdbe  rgb(191, 189, 190)  hsl(330, 2%, 75%)  Silver