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#BFC0A9

#bfc0a9 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bfc0a9 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 75.29% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 11.98% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 62.61°, with 15.44% saturation and 70.78% lightness in HSL. It is a warm 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 11.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.5164

Complementary

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #aaa9c0

Split complementary

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #a9b3c0
  3. #b5a9c0

Analogous

  1. #c0b5a9
  2. #bfc0a9
  3. #b3c0a9

Triadic

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #a9bfc0
  3. #c0a9bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #a9c0aa
  3. #aaa9c0
  4. #c0a9bf

Square

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #a9c0b5
  3. #aaa9c0
  4. #c0a9b3

Monochromatic

  1. #777858
  2. #9ea07d
  3. #bfc0a9
  4. #e0e0d5
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bfc0a9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #acad98
  3. #999a87
  4. #868676
  5. #737365
  6. #606055
  7. #4c4d44
  8. #393a33
  9. #262622
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc0a9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #c5c6b2
  3. #cccdba
  4. #d2d3c3
  5. #d9d9cb
  6. #dfe0d4
  7. #e5e6dd
  8. #ecece5
  9. #f2f2ee
  10. #f9f9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc0a9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc0a9
  2. #b9baa5
  3. #b2b3a1
  4. #acad9d
  5. #a6a699
  6. #a0a095
  7. #999a90
  8. #93938c
  9. #8d8d88
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfbfb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4bea8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bfaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c3bdb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bfa8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2bfa9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1beb3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc0a9 {
  color: #bfc0a9;
}
Background
.bg-bfc0a9 {
  background-color: #bfc0a9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc0a9 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc0a9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc0a9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 192 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 15% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc0a9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc0a9, #b3c0a9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc0a9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 192 169 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.84 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.31 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.08 #eae0c8 Pearl ΔE 9.63 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 10.14 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 10.20 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 10.61 #403f56 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bfc0a9  rgb(191, 192, 169)  hsl(63, 15%, 71%)  Ash Gray
#aaa9c0  rgb(170, 169, 192)  hsl(243, 15%, 71%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a9bfc0  rgb(169, 191, 192)  hsl(183, 15%, 71%)  Pastel Blue
#c0a9bf  rgb(192, 169, 191)  hsl(303, 15%, 71%)  Pastel Purple