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#BFB2AA Hipster Hippo

#BFB2AA is a light gray named Hipster Hippo. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 69.8% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(191, 178, 170)). Its HSL value is 23° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BFB2AA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.16:1.

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Variations of #BFB2AA

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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#BFB2AA 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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#BFB2AA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB2AA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9B5AA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6B3AA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B3AA
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9B5AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAB4AA
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B0B0
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1B1AD
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B4B4B4
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B7B4B2

#BFB2AA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.07:1 Very poor#BFB2AA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.16:1 Very good#BFB2AA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB2AA in CSS

/* Hipster Hippo */
.color { color: #BFB2AA; }
.background { background-color: #BFB2AA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB2AA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 178 170);
color: hsl(23 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.772 0.019 53.9);

#BFB2AA FAQ

What color is #BFB2AA?

#BFB2AA is a light gray. Its closest named color is Hipster Hippo. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB2AA?

#BFB2AA is rgb(191, 178, 170) in RGB, hsl(23, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB2AA?

The complementary color of #BFB2AA is #AAB7BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB2AA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB2AA: 10.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB2AA a warm or cool color?

#BFB2AA is a neutral color.