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#BFBAC5

#bfbac5 ≈ Languid Lavender

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbac5 is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 72.94% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 5.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 267.27°, with 8.66% saturation and 75.1% 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 11.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Languid Lavender (#d6cadd), ΔE 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.5023

Complementary

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c0c5ba

Split complementary

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c5c5ba
  3. #bbc5ba

Analogous

  1. #babbc5
  2. #bfbac5
  3. #c5bac5

Triadic

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c5bfba
  3. #bac5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c5bac0
  3. #c0c5ba
  4. #bac5bf

Square

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c5babb
  3. #c0c5ba
  4. #bac5c5

Monochromatic

  1. #72697d
  2. #9890a2
  3. #bfbac5
  4. #e6e4e8
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bfbac5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #aca7b1
  3. #99959e
  4. #86828a
  5. #737076
  6. #605d63
  7. #4c4a4f
  8. #39383b
  9. #262527
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbac5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #c5c1cb
  3. #ccc8d1
  4. #d2cfd6
  5. #d9d6dc
  6. #dfdde2
  7. #e5e3e8
  8. #eceaee
  9. #f2f1f3
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbac5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbac5
  2. #b9b4be
  3. #b2aeb7
  4. #aca9b0
  5. #a6a3a9
  6. #a09da3
  7. #99979c
  8. #939195
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8bcc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b9bcc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebbbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bbbbc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbbc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbbc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbac5 {
  color: #bfbac5;
}
Background
.bg-bfbac5 {
  background-color: #bfbac5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbac5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbac5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbac5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 186 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 9% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbac5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbac5, #c5bac5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbac5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 186 197 / 0.35);
}

#d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.32 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.53 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 8.29 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 8.29 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.52 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.64 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.64 #40453a Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Languid Lavender
#bfbac5  rgb(191, 186, 197)  hsl(267, 9%, 75%)  Languid Lavender
#c0c5ba  rgb(192, 197, 186)  hsl(87, 9%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bfba  rgb(197, 191, 186)  hsl(27, 9%, 75%)  Silver
#bac5bf  rgb(186, 197, 191)  hsl(147, 9%, 75%)  Ash Gray