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#BFBEB5

#bfbeb5 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbeb5 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 70.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 5.24% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 7.25% saturation and 72.94% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.57.

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Relative luminance0.5124

Complementary

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b5b6bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b5bbbf
  3. #b9b5bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb9b5
  2. #bfbeb5
  3. #bbbfb5

Triadic

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b5bfbe
  3. #beb5bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b6bfb5
  3. #b5b6bf
  4. #beb5bf

Square

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b5bfb9
  3. #b5b6bf
  4. #bfb5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #757466
  2. #9c9a8c
  3. #bfbeb5
  4. #e2e2de
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bfbeb5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #acaba3
  3. #999891
  4. #86857f
  5. #73726d
  6. #605f5b
  7. #4c4c48
  8. #393936
  9. #262624
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbeb5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #c5c5bc
  3. #cccbc4
  4. #d2d2cb
  5. #d9d8d3
  6. #dfdfda
  7. #e5e5e1
  8. #ecece9
  9. #f2f2f0
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbeb5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbeb5
  2. #b9b8b0
  3. #b2b2aa
  4. #acaba5
  5. #a6a5a0
  6. #a09f9b
  7. #999995
  8. #939390
  9. #8d8c8b
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebeba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bdb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0beb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c1bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0beb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0beb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bdb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbeb5 {
  color: #bfbeb5;
}
Background
.bg-bfbeb5 {
  background-color: #bfbeb5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbeb5 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbeb5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbeb5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 181;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 7% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbeb5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbeb5, #bbbfb5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbeb5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 181 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.57 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.88 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.98 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.98 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.99 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.25 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.25 #40414a Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbeb5  rgb(191, 190, 181)  hsl(54, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b5b6bf  rgb(181, 182, 191)  hsl(234, 7%, 73%)  Silver
#b5bfbe  rgb(181, 191, 190)  hsl(174, 7%, 73%)  Ash Gray
#beb5bf  rgb(190, 181, 191)  hsl(294, 7%, 73%)  Languid Lavender