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#BFAAA9 closest to Grey Sheep

#BFAAA9 is a light gray; the closest named color is Grey Sheep. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 66.7% green and 66.3% blue (rgb(191, 170, 169)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 15% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black. #BFAAA9 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.54:1.

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Variations of #BFAAA9

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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#BFAAA9 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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#BFAAA9 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFAAA9 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 95% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B2B0A9
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AEACA9
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3ACA9
  • Deuteranopia 95% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B2B0A9
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AEA9
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4A8AA
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1A9A9
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AFAFAF
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AEAD

#BFAAA9 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.20:1 Very poor#BFAAA9 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.54:1 Very good#BFAAA9 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAAA9 in CSS

/* Grey Sheep */
.color { color: #BFAAA9; }
.background { background-color: #BFAAA9; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAAA9; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 170 169);
color: hsl(3 15% 71%);
color: oklch(0.756 0.025 21.0);

#BFAAA9 FAQ

What color is #BFAAA9?

#BFAAA9 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Grey Sheep. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFAAA9?

#BFAAA9 is rgb(191, 170, 169) in RGB, hsl(3, 15%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAAA9?

The complementary color of #BFAAA9 is #A9BEBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAAA9?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAAA9: 9.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAAA9 a warm or cool color?

#BFAAA9 is a neutral color.