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#BFBCA7 Ash

#BFBCA7 is a light gray named Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 65.5% blue (rgb(191, 188, 167)). Its HSL value is 53° hue, 16% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCA7 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.97:1.

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Variations of #BFBCA7

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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#BFBCA7 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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#BFBCA7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBCA7 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 #C1BCA8
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BAA6
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BBA6
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BCA8
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BCA7
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B9B6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BBAE
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBBB6

#BFBCA7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BFBCA7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.97:1 Very good#BFBCA7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCA7 in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BFBCA7; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCA7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCA7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 167);
color: hsl(53 16% 70%);
color: oklch(0.792 0.029 100.4);

#BFBCA7 FAQ

What color is #BFBCA7?

#BFBCA7 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ash. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFBCA7?

#BFBCA7 is rgb(191, 188, 167) in RGB, hsl(53, 16%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 13%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCA7?

The complementary color of #BFBCA7 is #A7AABF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCA7?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCA7: 10.97:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCA7 a warm or cool color?

#BFBCA7 is a neutral color.