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#BFAEAD closest to Taupedo

#BFAEAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 68.2% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(191, 174, 173)). Its HSL value is 3° hue, 12% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. #BFAEAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.87:1.

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Variations of #BFAEAD

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

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

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B5B3AD
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B0AD
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B0AD
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B3AD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B8B1AD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3ACAE
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1ADAD
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B5B1B1

#BFAEAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#BFAEAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.87:1 Very good#BFAEAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFAEAD in CSS

/* Taupedo */
.color { color: #BFAEAD; }
.background { background-color: #BFAEAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFAEAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 174 173);
color: hsl(3 12% 71%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.020 21.7);

#BFAEAD FAQ

What color is #BFAEAD?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFAEAD?

#BFAEAD is rgb(191, 174, 173) in RGB, hsl(3, 12%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFAEAD?

The complementary color of #BFAEAD is #ADBEBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFAEAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFAEAD: 9.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFAEAD a warm or cool color?

#BFAEAD is a neutral color.