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#C4BFBD

#c4bfbd ≈ Silver

  • gray
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#c4bfbd is a color from the gray family, with high lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 76.86% red, 74.9% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.55% magenta, 3.57% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 17.14°, with 5.6% saturation and 75.49% 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 11.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.5267

Complementary

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #bdc2c4

Split complementary

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #bdc4c2
  3. #bdbec4

Analogous

  1. #c4bdbe
  2. #c4bfbd
  3. #c4c2bd

Triadic

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #bdc4bf
  3. #bfbdc4

Tetradic

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #c2c4bd
  3. #bdc2c4
  4. #bfbdc4

Square

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #bec4bd
  3. #bdc2c4
  4. #c2bdc4

Monochromatic

  1. #7a716e
  2. #a09895
  3. #c4bfbd
  4. #e8e6e5
  5. #f5f5f4

Shades

#c4bfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #b0acaa
  3. #9d9997
  4. #898684
  5. #767371
  6. #62605f
  7. #4e4c4c
  8. #3b3939
  9. #272626
  10. #141313
  11. #000000

Tints

#c4bfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #cac5c4
  3. #d0ccca
  4. #d6d2d1
  5. #dcd9d7
  6. #e2dfde
  7. #e7e5e5
  8. #edeceb
  9. #f3f2f2
  10. #f9f9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c4bfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c4bfbd
  2. #bdb9b7
  3. #b6b2b1
  4. #b0acab
  5. #a9a6a5
  6. #a2a09f
  7. #9b9998
  8. #949392
  9. #8e8d8c
  10. #878686
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c2c0bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0bfbd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1c0bd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6bebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c2bfbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c2c0bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c5bfbe ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c4bfbd {
  color: #c4bfbd;
}
Background
.bg-c4bfbd {
  background-color: #c4bfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c4bfbd {
  border: 2px solid #c4bfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c4bfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 196 191 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 17 6% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c4bfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c4bfbd, #c4c2bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c4bfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(196 191 189 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 2.49 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 5.32 #d3d3d3 Light Grey ΔE 5.32 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 6.04 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 6.75 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 6.75 #dcdcdc Gainsboro ΔE 7.22 #3b4042 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Silver
#c4bfbd  rgb(196, 191, 189)  hsl(17, 6%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc2c4  rgb(189, 194, 196)  hsl(197, 6%, 75%)  Silver
#bdc4bf  rgb(189, 196, 191)  hsl(137, 6%, 75%)  Ash Gray
#bfbdc4  rgb(191, 189, 196)  hsl(257, 6%, 75%)  Silver