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#BFBEB3

#bfbeb3 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbeb3 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, 74.51% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 55°, with 8.57% saturation and 72.55% 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 11.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.5116

Complementary

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b3b4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b3babf
  3. #b8b3bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb8b3
  2. #bfbeb3
  3. #babfb3

Triadic

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b3bfbe
  3. #beb3bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b4bfb3
  3. #b3b4bf
  4. #beb3bf

Square

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b3bfb8
  3. #b3b4bf
  4. #bfb3ba

Monochromatic

  1. #767463
  2. #9c9a89
  3. #bfbeb3
  4. #e2e2dd
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bfbeb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #acaba1
  3. #99988f
  4. #86857d
  5. #73726b
  6. #605f5a
  7. #4c4c48
  8. #393936
  9. #262624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbeb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #c5c5bb
  3. #cccbc2
  4. #d2d2ca
  5. #d9d8d1
  6. #dfdfd9
  7. #e5e5e1
  8. #ecece8
  9. #f2f2f0
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbeb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbeb3
  2. #b9b8ae
  3. #b2b2a9
  4. #acaba4
  5. #a6a59f
  6. #a09f9a
  7. #999994
  8. #93938f
  9. #8d8c8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bdb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1beb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bcbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bdb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0beb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bdb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbeb3 {
  color: #bfbeb3;
}
Background
.bg-bfbeb3 {
  background-color: #bfbeb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbeb3 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbeb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbeb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 9% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbeb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbeb3, #babfb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbeb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 179 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.46 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.76 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.39 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 7.61 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 7.61 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.82 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.82 #40414c Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbeb3  rgb(191, 190, 179)  hsl(55, 9%, 73%)  Silver
#b3b4bf  rgb(179, 180, 191)  hsl(235, 9%, 73%)  Silver
#b3bfbe  rgb(179, 191, 190)  hsl(175, 9%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#beb3bf  rgb(190, 179, 191)  hsl(295, 9%, 73%)  Languid Lavender