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#BFBCB6

#bfbcb6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbcb6 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, 73.73% green and 71.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 40°, with 6.57% saturation and 73.14% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.31.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b6b9bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b6bebf
  3. #b8b6bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb8b6
  2. #bfbcb6
  3. #bebfb6

Triadic

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b6bfbc
  3. #bcb6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b9bfb6
  3. #b6b9bf
  4. #bcb6bf

Square

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b6bfb8
  3. #b6b9bf
  4. #bfb6be

Monochromatic

  1. #757067
  2. #9b978d
  3. #bfbcb6
  4. #e3e1df
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bfbcb6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #aca9a4
  3. #999692
  4. #86847f
  5. #73716d
  6. #605e5b
  7. #4c4b49
  8. #393837
  9. #262624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcb6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #c5c3bd
  3. #ccc9c5
  4. #d2d0cc
  5. #d9d7d3
  6. #dfdedb
  7. #e5e4e2
  8. #ecebe9
  9. #f2f2f0
  10. #f9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcb6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcb6
  2. #b9b6b1
  3. #b2b0ab
  4. #acaaa6
  5. #a6a4a0
  6. #a09e9b
  7. #999896
  8. #939290
  9. #8d8c8b
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbcba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebcb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebdb6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebcb6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbcb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bbb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcb6 {
  color: #bfbcb6;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcb6 {
  background-color: #bfbcb6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcb6 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcb6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcb6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 182;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcb6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcb6, #bebfb6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcb6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 182 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.31 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.49 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.49 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.77 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.37 #404349 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbcb6  rgb(191, 188, 182)  hsl(40, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b6b9bf  rgb(182, 185, 191)  hsl(220, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b6bfbc  rgb(182, 191, 188)  hsl(160, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#bcb6bf  rgb(188, 182, 191)  hsl(280, 7%, 73%)  Silver