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#BFB5BB closest to Nebulous

#BFB5BB is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 71.0% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(191, 181, 187)). Its HSL value is 324° hue, 7% saturation and 73% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 25% black. #BFB5BB is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.54:1.

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#BFB5BB color conversion

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Variations of #BFB5BB

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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#BFB5BB 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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#BFB5BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFB5BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B7BB
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8B6BB
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B8BB
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BAB7BB
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0B5B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0B5B9
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B8B8B8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BAB7B8

#BFB5BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.99:1 Very poor#BFB5BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.54:1 Very good#BFB5BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFB5BB in CSS

/* Nebulous */
.color { color: #BFB5BB; }
.background { background-color: #BFB5BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFB5BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 181 187);
color: hsl(324 7% 73%);
color: oklch(0.783 0.014 340.6);

#BFB5BB FAQ

What color is #BFB5BB?

#BFB5BB is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFB5BB?

#BFB5BB is rgb(191, 181, 187) in RGB, hsl(324, 7%, 73%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFB5BB?

The complementary color of #BFB5BB is #B5BFB9, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFB5BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFB5BB: 10.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFB5BB a warm or cool color?

#BFB5BB is a neutral color.