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#BFBDC7

#bfbdc7 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbdc7 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, 74.12% green and 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.02% cyan, 5.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 8.2% saturation and 76.08% 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 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.42.

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Relative luminance0.516

Complementary

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c5c7bd

Split complementary

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c7c4bd
  3. #c0c7bd

Analogous

  1. #bdc0c7
  2. #bfbdc7
  3. #c4bdc7

Triadic

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c7bfbd
  3. #bdc7bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c7bdc5
  3. #c5c7bd
  4. #bdc7bf

Square

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c7bdc0
  3. #c5c7bd
  4. #bdc7c4

Monochromatic

  1. #706c7f
  2. #9794a4
  3. #bfbdc7
  4. #e7e6ea
  5. #f4f4f6

Shades

#bfbdc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #acaab3
  3. #99979f
  4. #86848b
  5. #737177
  6. #605f64
  7. #4c4c50
  8. #39393c
  9. #262628
  10. #131314
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbdc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #c5c4cd
  3. #cccad2
  4. #d2d1d8
  5. #d9d7dd
  6. #dfdee3
  7. #e5e5e9
  8. #ecebee
  9. #f2f2f4
  10. #f9f8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbdc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbdc7
  2. #b9b7c0
  3. #b2b1b9
  4. #acabb2
  5. #a6a5ab
  6. #a09fa4
  7. #99989c
  8. #939295
  9. #8d8c8e
  10. #868687
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbec2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbbec7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bbbec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bebec0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdbec7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbec7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bebec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbdc7 {
  color: #bfbdc7;
}
Background
.bg-bfbdc7 {
  background-color: #bfbdc7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbdc7 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbdc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbdc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 189 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 8% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbdc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbdc7, #c4bdc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbdc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 189 199 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.42 #d6cadd Languid Lavender ΔE 7.02 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.47 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.47 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.94 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.94 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 9.03 #404238 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbdc7  rgb(191, 189, 199)  hsl(252, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#c5c7bd  rgb(197, 199, 189)  hsl(72, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray
#c7bfbd  rgb(199, 191, 189)  hsl(12, 8%, 76%)  Silver
#bdc7bf  rgb(189, 199, 191)  hsl(132, 8%, 76%)  Ash Gray