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#BDBAC4 Silver Fox

#BDBAC4 is a light gray named Silver Fox. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.1% red, 72.9% green and 76.9% blue (rgb(189, 186, 196)). Its HSL value is 258° hue, 8% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 23% black. #BDBAC4 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.98:1.

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Variations of #BDBAC4

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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#BDBAC4 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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#BDBAC4 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BDBAC4 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 #B9BBC4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BBC4
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BABBC4
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9BBC4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BABBC4
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCBBBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBBC1
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBBE

#BDBAC4 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BDBAC4 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.98:1 Very good#BDBAC4 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BDBAC4 in CSS

/* Silver Fox */
.color { color: #BDBAC4; }
.background { background-color: #BDBAC4; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BDBAC4; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(189 186 196);
color: hsl(258 8% 75%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.014 299.7);

#BDBAC4 FAQ

What color is #BDBAC4?

#BDBAC4 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Silver Fox. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BDBAC4?

#BDBAC4 is rgb(189, 186, 196) in RGB, hsl(258, 8%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(4%, 5%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BDBAC4?

The complementary color of #BDBAC4 is #C1C4BA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BDBAC4?

Black text has the best contrast on #BDBAC4: 10.98:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BDBAC4 a warm or cool color?

#BDBAC4 is a neutral color.