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#BFBFB0

#bfbfb0 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbfb0 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 7.85% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 10.49% saturation and 71.96% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 5.54.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5147

Complementary

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b0b0bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b0b7bf
  3. #b7b0bf

Analogous

  1. #bfb7b0
  2. #bfbfb0
  3. #b7bfb0

Triadic

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b0bfbf
  3. #bfb0bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b0bfb0
  3. #b0b0bf
  4. #bfb0bf

Square

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b0bfb7
  3. #b0b0bf
  4. #bfb0b7

Monochromatic

  1. #767660
  2. #9d9d86
  3. #bfbfb0
  4. #e1e1da
  5. #f6f6f4

Shades

#bfbfb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #acac9e
  3. #99998d
  4. #86867b
  5. #73736a
  6. #606058
  7. #4c4c46
  8. #393935
  9. #262623
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbfb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #c5c5b8
  3. #ccccc0
  4. #d2d2c8
  5. #d9d9d0
  6. #dfdfd8
  7. #e5e5df
  8. #ecece7
  9. #f2f2ef
  10. #f9f9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbfb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbfb0
  2. #b9b9ab
  3. #b2b2a6
  4. #acaca2
  5. #a6a69d
  6. #a0a098
  7. #999993
  8. #93938e
  9. #8d8d8a
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bebeb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2beaf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2beb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2bdbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1beb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1bfb0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1beb6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbfb0 {
  color: #bfbfb0;
}
Background
.bg-bfbfb0 {
  background-color: #bfbfb0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbfb0 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbfb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbfb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 191 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 10% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbfb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbfb0, #b7bfb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbfb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 191 176 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.54 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.20 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.20 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.38 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.87 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 8.87 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.21 #40404f Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfbfb0  rgb(191, 191, 176)  hsl(60, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#b0b0bf  rgb(176, 176, 191)  hsl(240, 10%, 72%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#b0bfbf  rgb(176, 191, 191)  hsl(180, 10%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bfb0bf  rgb(191, 176, 191)  hsl(300, 10%, 72%)  Pastel Purple