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#BFBBAC Pelican

#BFBBAC is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(191, 187, 172)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 13% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. #BFBBAC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.92:1.

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Variations of #BFBBAC

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

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0BBAC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAAB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBAAB
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BBAC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBBAC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BAB1
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB7

#BFBBAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BFBBAC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.92:1 Very good#BFBBAC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBAC in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BFBBAC; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBAC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBAC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 172);
color: hsl(47 13% 71%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.021 94.6);

#BFBBAC FAQ

What color is #BFBBAC?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBBAC?

#BFBBAC is rgb(191, 187, 172) in RGB, hsl(47, 13%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBAC?

The complementary color of #BFBBAC is #ACB0BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBAC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBAC: 10.92:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBAC a warm or cool color?

#BFBBAC is a neutral color.