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#BFBCA3 closest to Forgotten Tusk

#BFBCA3 is a light gray; the closest named color is Forgotten Tusk. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 63.9% blue (rgb(191, 188, 163)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 18% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 15% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCA3 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.94:1.

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Variations of #BFBCA3

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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#BFBCA3 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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#BFBCA3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBCA3 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 #C2BCA4
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BAA2
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BBA2
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2BCA4
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BCA3
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C4B8B5
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1BBAC
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB5

#BFBCA3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#BFBCA3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.94:1 Very good#BFBCA3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCA3 in CSS

/* Forgotten Tusk */
.color { color: #BFBCA3; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCA3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCA3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 163);
color: hsl(54 18% 69%);
color: oklch(0.791 0.034 101.5);

#BFBCA3 FAQ

What color is #BFBCA3?

#BFBCA3 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Forgotten Tusk. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCA3?

#BFBCA3 is rgb(191, 188, 163) in RGB, hsl(54, 18%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 15%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCA3?

The complementary color of #BFBCA3 is #A3A6BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCA3?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCA3: 10.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCA3 a warm or cool color?

#BFBCA3 is a neutral color.