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#BFBBAF

#bfbbaf ≈ Silver

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#bfbbaf 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 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 8.38% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 11.11% saturation and 71.76% 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 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Silver (#c0c0c0), ΔE 5.94.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.4971

Complementary

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #afb3bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #afbbbf
  3. #b3afbf

Analogous

  1. #bfb3af
  2. #bfbbaf
  3. #bbbfaf

Triadic

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #afbfbb
  3. #bbafbf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #b3bfaf
  3. #afb3bf
  4. #bbafbf

Square

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #afbfb3
  3. #afb3bf
  4. #bfafbb

Monochromatic

  1. #76705f
  2. #9d9784
  3. #bfbbaf
  4. #e1dfd9
  5. #f6f5f4

Shades

#bfbbaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #aca89e
  3. #99968c
  4. #86837b
  5. #737069
  6. #605e58
  7. #4c4b46
  8. #393835
  9. #262523
  10. #131312
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbbaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #c5c2b7
  3. #ccc9bf
  4. #d2cfc7
  5. #d9d6cf
  6. #dfddd7
  7. #e5e4df
  8. #ecebe7
  9. #f2f1ef
  10. #f9f8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbbaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbbaf
  2. #b9b5aa
  3. #b2afa6
  4. #aca9a1
  5. #a6a39c
  6. #a09e98
  7. #999893
  8. #93928e
  9. #8d8c89
  10. #868685
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bdbbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bebaae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbcaf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c2b9b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebbaf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bfbbaf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1bab4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbbaf {
  color: #bfbbaf;
}
Background
.bg-bfbbaf {
  background-color: #bfbbaf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbbaf {
  border: 2px solid #bfbbaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbbaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 187 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 11% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbbaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbbaf, #bbbfaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbbaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 187 175 / 0.35);
}

#c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 5.94 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.20 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.65 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.65 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 7.83 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 8.18 #d3d3d3 Light Gray ΔE 8.33 #404450 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Silver
#bfbbaf  rgb(191, 187, 175)  hsl(45, 11%, 72%)  Silver
#afb3bf  rgb(175, 179, 191)  hsl(225, 11%, 72%)  Dark Gray
#afbfbb  rgb(175, 191, 187)  hsl(165, 11%, 72%)  Ash Gray
#bbafbf  rgb(187, 175, 191)  hsl(285, 11%, 72%)  Pastel Purple