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#BFC5CA

#bfc5ca ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfc5ca 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, 77.25% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 5.45% cyan, 2.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 9.4% saturation and 77.06% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.5527

Complementary

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #cac4bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #cabfc0
  3. #cacabf

Analogous

  1. #bfcaca
  2. #bfc5ca
  3. #bfc0ca

Triadic

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #cabfc5
  3. #c5cabf

Tetradic

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #c4bfca
  3. #cac4bf
  4. #c5cabf

Square

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #cabfca
  3. #cac4bf
  4. #c0cabf

Monochromatic

  1. #6d7983
  2. #959fa7
  3. #bfc5ca
  4. #e9ebed
  5. #f4f5f6

Shades

#bfc5ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #acb1b6
  3. #999ea2
  4. #868a8d
  5. #737679
  6. #606365
  7. #4c4f51
  8. #393b3d
  9. #262728
  10. #131414
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfc5ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #c5cbcf
  3. #ccd1d5
  4. #d2d6da
  5. #d9dcdf
  6. #dfe2e5
  7. #e5e8ea
  8. #eceeef
  9. #f2f3f4
  10. #f9f9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfc5ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfc5ca
  2. #b9bec3
  3. #b2b7bb
  4. #acb0b4
  5. #a6a9ac
  6. #a0a3a5
  7. #999c9e
  8. #939596
  9. #8d8e8f
  10. #868787
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c4c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3c5ca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c2c4ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bcc6c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c1c5ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1c4ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bdc6c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfc5ca {
  color: #bfc5ca;
}
Background
.bg-bfc5ca {
  background-color: #bfc5ca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfc5ca {
  border: 2px solid #bfc5ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfc5ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 197 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 9% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfc5ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfc5ca, #bfc0ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfc5ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 197 202 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 3.51 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 4.94 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 4.94 #aec6cf Pastel Blue ΔE 6.54 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 6.62 #bcd4e6 Pale Aqua ΔE 7.60 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.78 #403a35 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Silver
#bfc5ca  rgb(191, 197, 202)  hsl(207, 9%, 77%)  Silver
#cac4bf  rgb(202, 196, 191)  hsl(27, 9%, 77%)  Silver
#cabfc5  rgb(202, 191, 197)  hsl(327, 9%, 77%)  Languid Lavender
#c5cabf  rgb(197, 202, 191)  hsl(87, 9%, 77%)  Ash Gray