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#BFBCC5

#bfbcc5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbcc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.05% cyan, 4.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 7.2% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.2.

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Relative luminance0.5107

Complementary

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c2c5bc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c5c3bc
  3. #bdc5bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbdc5
  2. #bfbcc5
  3. #c3bcc5

Triadic

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c5bfbc
  3. #bcc5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c5bcc2
  3. #c2c5bc
  4. #bcc5bf

Square

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c5bcbd
  3. #c2c5bc
  4. #bcc5c3

Monochromatic

  1. #716c7c
  2. #9893a2
  3. #bfbcc5
  4. #e6e5e8
  5. #f5f4f6

Shades

#bfbcc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #aca9b1
  3. #99969e
  4. #86848a
  5. #737176
  6. #605e63
  7. #4c4b4f
  8. #39383b
  9. #262627
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #c5c3cb
  3. #ccc9d1
  4. #d2d0d6
  5. #d9d7dc
  6. #dfdee2
  7. #e5e4e8
  8. #ecebee
  9. #f2f2f3
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcc5
  2. #b9b6be
  3. #b2b0b7
  4. #acaab0
  5. #a6a4a9
  6. #a09ea3
  7. #99989c
  8. #939295
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbdc5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbdc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdc5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbdc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebdc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcc5 {
  color: #bfbcc5;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcc5 {
  background-color: #bfbcc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcc5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 7% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcc5, #c3bcc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 197 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.20 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.12 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.45 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.61 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 8.94 #40433a Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbcc5  rgb(191, 188, 197)  hsl(260, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#c2c5bc  rgb(194, 197, 188)  hsl(80, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#c5bfbc  rgb(197, 191, 188)  hsl(20, 7%, 75%)  Silver
#bcc5bf  rgb(188, 197, 191)  hsl(140, 7%, 75%)  Ash Gray