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#BFBBAD Pelican

#BFBBAD is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(191, 187, 173)). Its HSL value is 47° hue, 12% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. #BFBBAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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Variations of #BFBBAD

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

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

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BFBCAD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAAC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBAAD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCAD
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBBAD
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BAB2
  • 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 #BCBBB8

#BFBBAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BFBBAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.93:1 Very good#BFBBAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBBAD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 173);
color: hsl(47 12% 71%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.020 93.7);

#BFBBAD FAQ

What color is #BFBBAD?

#BFBBAD 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 #BFBBAD?

#BFBBAD is rgb(191, 187, 173) in RGB, hsl(47, 12%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBAD?

The complementary color of #BFBBAD is #ADB1BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBBAD: 10.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBBAD a warm or cool color?

#BFBBAD is a neutral color.