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#BFBAAD

#bfbaad ≈ Silver

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfbaad is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.94% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.62% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 43.33°, with 12.33% saturation and 71.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.42.

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Relative luminance0.4921

Complementary

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #adb2bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #adbbbf
  3. #b1adbf

Analogous

  1. #bfb1ad
  2. #bfbaad
  3. #bbbfad

Triadic

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #adbfba
  3. #baadbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #b2bfad
  3. #adb2bf
  4. #baadbf

Square

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #adbfb1
  3. #adb2bf
  4. #bfadbb

Monochromatic

  1. #776f5c
  2. #9d9682
  3. #bfbaad
  4. #e1ded8
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bfbaad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #aca79c
  3. #99958a
  4. #868279
  5. #737068
  6. #605d57
  7. #4c4a45
  8. #393834
  9. #262523
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbaad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #c5c1b5
  3. #ccc8bd
  4. #d2cfc6
  5. #d9d6ce
  6. #dfddd6
  7. #e5e3de
  8. #eceae6
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbaad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbaad
  2. #b9b4a9
  3. #b2aea4
  4. #aca9a0
  5. #a6a39b
  6. #a09d97
  7. #999792
  8. #93918e
  9. #8d8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bcbab5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdb9ac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbbad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b8b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebaad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbbad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1b9b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbaad {
  color: #bfbaad;
}
Background
.bg-bfbaad {
  background-color: #bfbaad;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbaad {
  border: 2px solid #bfbaad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbaad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 186 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 12% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbaad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbaad, #bbbfad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbaad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 186 173 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.42 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.68 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.85 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.18 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.24 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.80 #404552 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbaad  rgb(191, 186, 173)  hsl(43, 12%, 71%)  Silver
#adb2bf  rgb(173, 178, 191)  hsl(223, 12%, 71%)  Dark Gray
#adbfba  rgb(173, 191, 186)  hsl(163, 12%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#baadbf  rgb(186, 173, 191)  hsl(283, 12%, 71%)  Pastel Purple