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#BFBCC6

#bfbcc6 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbcc6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.54% cyan, 5.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 258°, with 8.06% saturation and 75.69% 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 11.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.63.

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Web safe#cccccc
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Relative luminance0.5112

Complementary

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c3c6bc

Split complementary

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c6c4bc
  3. #bec6bc

Analogous

  1. #bcbec6
  2. #bfbcc6
  3. #c4bcc6

Triadic

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c6bfbc
  3. #bcc6bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c6bcc3
  3. #c3c6bc
  4. #bcc6bf

Square

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c6bcbe
  3. #c3c6bc
  4. #bcc6c4

Monochromatic

  1. #716b7e
  2. #9893a3
  3. #bfbcc6
  4. #e6e5e9
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bfbcc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #aca9b2
  3. #99969e
  4. #86848b
  5. #737177
  6. #605e63
  7. #4c4b4f
  8. #39383b
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbcc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #c5c3cc
  3. #ccc9d1
  4. #d2d0d7
  5. #d9d7dd
  6. #dfdee3
  7. #e5e4e8
  8. #ecebee
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbcc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbcc6
  2. #b9b6bf
  3. #b2b0b8
  4. #acaab1
  5. #a6a4aa
  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 11.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebdc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #babdc6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbdc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebdbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcbdc6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bcbdc6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebdc2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbcc6 {
  color: #bfbcc6;
}
Background
.bg-bfbcc6 {
  background-color: #bfbcc6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbcc6 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbcc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbcc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 188 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbcc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbcc6, #c4bcc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbcc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 188 198 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.63 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 6.83 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.75 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.92 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.92 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.11 #404339 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbcc6  rgb(191, 188, 198)  hsl(258, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c3c6bc  rgb(195, 198, 188)  hsl(78, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c6bfbc  rgb(198, 191, 188)  hsl(18, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bcc6bf  rgb(188, 198, 191)  hsl(138, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray