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#BFBBC5

#bfbbc5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbc5 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, 73.33% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 5.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 7.94% saturation and 75.29% 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 11.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.87.

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Relative luminance0.5065

Complementary

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c1c5bb

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c5c4bb
  3. #bcc5bb

Analogous

  1. #bbbcc5
  2. #bfbbc5
  3. #c4bbc5

Triadic

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c5bfbb
  3. #bbc5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c5bbc1
  3. #c1c5bb
  4. #bbc5bf

Square

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c5bbbc
  3. #c1c5bb
  4. #bbc5c4

Monochromatic

  1. #726a7d
  2. #9892a2
  3. #bfbbc5
  4. #e6e4e8
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bfbbc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #aca8b1
  3. #99969e
  4. #86838a
  5. #737076
  6. #605e63
  7. #4c4b4f
  8. #39383b
  9. #262527
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #c5c2cb
  3. #ccc9d1
  4. #d2cfd6
  5. #d9d6dc
  6. #dfdde2
  7. #e5e4e8
  8. #ecebee
  9. #f2f1f3
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbc5
  2. #b9b5be
  3. #b2afb7
  4. #aca9b0
  5. #a6a3a9
  6. #a09ea3
  7. #99989c
  8. #939295
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebcc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9bcc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #babdc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebcbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbcc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbcc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbcc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbc5 {
  color: #bfbbc5;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbc5 {
  background-color: #bfbbc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbc5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 8% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbc5, #c4bbc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.87 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.69 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.93 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.93 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.04 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.04 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.70 #40443a Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbc5  rgb(191, 187, 197)  hsl(264, 8%, 75%)  Silver
#c1c5bb  rgb(193, 197, 187)  hsl(84, 8%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bfbb  rgb(197, 191, 187)  hsl(24, 8%, 75%)  Silver
#bbc5bf  rgb(187, 197, 191)  hsl(144, 8%, 75%)  Ash Gray