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#BFBEBE

#bfbebe ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 0.52% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 0°, with 0.78% saturation and 74.71% 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 0.7.

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Relative luminance0.5162

Complementary

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #bebfbf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #bebfbf
  3. #bebfbf

Analogous

  1. #bfbebf
  2. #bfbebe
  3. #bfbfbe

Triadic

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #bebfbe
  3. #bebebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #bfbfbe
  3. #bebfbf
  4. #bebebf

Square

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #bfbfbe
  3. #bebfbf
  4. #bfbebf

Monochromatic

  1. #737171
  2. #999797
  3. #bfbebe
  4. #e5e5e5
  5. #f5f5f5

Shades

#bfbebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #acabab
  3. #999898
  4. #868585
  5. #737272
  6. #605f5f
  7. #4c4c4c
  8. #393939
  9. #262626
  10. #131313
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #c5c5c5
  3. #cccbcb
  4. #d2d2d2
  5. #d9d8d8
  6. #dfdfdf
  7. #e5e5e5
  8. #ececec
  9. #f2f2f2
  10. #f9f9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbebe
  2. #b9b8b8
  3. #b2b2b2
  4. #acabab
  5. #a6a5a5
  6. #a09f9f
  7. #999999
  8. #939393
  9. #8d8c8c
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebebe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bebebe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfbebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebebe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbebe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfbebe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbebe {
  color: #bfbebe;
}
Background
.bg-bfbebe {
  background-color: #bfbebe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbebe {
  border: 2px solid #bfbebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 0 1% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbebe, #bfbfbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 190 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 0.70 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.18 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.18 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 5.85 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 5.85 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.74 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.25 #404141 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbebe  rgb(191, 190, 190)  hsl(0, 1%, 75%)  Silver
#bebfbf  rgb(190, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 1%, 75%)  Silver
#bebfbe  rgb(190, 191, 190)  hsl(120, 1%, 75%)  Silver
#bebebf  rgb(190, 190, 191)  hsl(240, 1%, 75%)  Silver