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#BFBBAE City Dweller

#BFBBAE is a light gray named City Dweller. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(191, 187, 174)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 12% saturation and 72% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. #BFBBAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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Variations of #BFBBAE

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

How #BFBBAE 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 #BFBCAE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAAD
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBBAE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BFBCAE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBBAE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% 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

#BFBBAE contrast checker

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

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#BFBBAE in CSS

/* City Dweller */
.color { color: #BFBBAE; }
.background { background-color: #BFBBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 187 174);
color: hsl(46 12% 72%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.019 92.7);

#BFBBAE FAQ

What color is #BFBBAE?

#BFBBAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is City Dweller. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBBAE?

#BFBBAE is rgb(191, 187, 174) in RGB, hsl(46, 12%, 72%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBBAE?

The complementary color of #BFBBAE is #AEB2BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBBAE?

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

Is #BFBBAE a warm or cool color?

#BFBBAE is a neutral color.