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#BBBDAF closest to Pelican

#BBBDAF is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(187, 189, 175)). Its HSL value is 69° hue, 10% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BBBDAF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.01:1.

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#BBBDAF color conversion

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Variations of #BBBDAF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BBBDAF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BBBDAF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BBBDAF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFBCAF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBAE
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBCAF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCAF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBCAF
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BDBBB9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BCBCB4
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBCB9

#BBBDAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BBBDAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.01:1 Very good#BBBDAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BBBDAF in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BBBDAF; }
.background { background-color: #BBBDAF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BBBDAF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 189 175);
color: hsl(69 10% 71%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.019 113.4);

#BBBDAF FAQ

What color is #BBBDAF?

#BBBDAF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BBBDAF?

#BBBDAF is rgb(187, 189, 175) in RGB, hsl(69, 10%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BBBDAF?

The complementary color of #BBBDAF is #B1AFBD, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BBBDAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BBBDAF: 11.01:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BBBDAF a warm or cool color?

#BBBDAF is a neutral color.