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#BFBBAE

#bfbbae ≈ Silver

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbae 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, 73.33% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 8.9% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 11.72% saturation and 71.57% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 6.34.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4967

Complementary

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #aeb2bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #aebbbf
  3. #b3aebf

Analogous

  1. #bfb3ae
  2. #bfbbae
  3. #bbbfae

Triadic

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #aebfbb
  3. #bbaebf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #b2bfae
  3. #aeb2bf
  4. #bbaebf

Square

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #aebfb3
  3. #aeb2bf
  4. #bfaebb

Monochromatic

  1. #76715e
  2. #9d9783
  3. #bfbbae
  4. #e1dfd9
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bfbbae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #aca89d
  3. #99968b
  4. #86837a
  5. #737068
  6. #605e57
  7. #4c4b46
  8. #393834
  9. #262523
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #c5c2b6
  3. #ccc9be
  4. #d2cfc6
  5. #d9d6ce
  6. #dfddd7
  7. #e5e4df
  8. #ecebe7
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbae
  2. #b9b5a9
  3. #b2afa5
  4. #aca9a0
  5. #a6a39c
  6. #a09e97
  7. #999892
  8. #93928e
  9. #8d8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebaad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbcae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbbae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbae {
  color: #bfbbae;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbae {
  background-color: #bfbbae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbae {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 12% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbae, #bbbfae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 174 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 6.34 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.19 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.95 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.95 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 8.05 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.15 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.63 #404451 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbae  rgb(191, 187, 174)  hsl(46, 12%, 72%)  Silver
#aeb2bf  rgb(174, 178, 191)  hsl(226, 12%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#aebfbb  rgb(174, 191, 187)  hsl(166, 12%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbaebf  rgb(187, 174, 191)  hsl(286, 12%, 72%)  Pastel Purple