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#BFC0B8

#bfc0b8 ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc0b8 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, 75.29% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.52% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.17% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 67.5°, with 5.97% saturation and 73.73% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.5224

Complementary

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b9b8c0

Split complementary

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b8bbc0
  3. #bdb8c0

Analogous

  1. #c0bdb8
  2. #bfc0b8
  3. #bbc0b8

Triadic

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b8bfc0
  3. #c0b8bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b8c0b9
  3. #b9b8c0
  4. #c0b8bf

Square

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b8c0bd
  3. #b9b8c0
  4. #c0b8bb

Monochromatic

  1. #757669
  2. #9a9c8f
  3. #bfc0b8
  4. #e4e4e1
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#bfc0b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #acada6
  3. #999a93
  4. #868681
  5. #73736e
  6. #60605c
  7. #4c4d4a
  8. #393a37
  9. #262625
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc0b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #c5c6bf
  3. #cccdc6
  4. #d2d3cd
  5. #d9d9d4
  6. #dfe0dc
  7. #e5e6e3
  8. #ececea
  9. #f2f2f1
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc0b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc0b8
  2. #b9bab2
  3. #b2b3ad
  4. #acada7
  5. #a6a6a2
  6. #a0a09c
  7. #999a96
  8. #939391
  9. #8d8d8b
  10. #868686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bfc0bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1bfb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1bfb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0bfbe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c0bfb8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0c0b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c0bfbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc0b8 {
  color: #bfc0b8;
}
Background
.bg-bfc0b8 {
  background-color: #bfc0b8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc0b8 {
  border: 2px solid #bfc0b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc0b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 192 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 68 6% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc0b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc0b8, #bbc0b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc0b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 192 184 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 4.29 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 5.08 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 6.50 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 6.50 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.81 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.45 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.45 #403f47 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc0b8  rgb(191, 192, 184)  hsl(68, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#b9b8c0  rgb(185, 184, 192)  hsl(248, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#b8bfc0  rgb(184, 191, 192)  hsl(188, 6%, 74%)  Silver
#c0b8bf  rgb(192, 184, 191)  hsl(308, 6%, 74%)  Silver