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#BFBCAA Pelican

#BFBCAA is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(191, 188, 170)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.99:1.

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Variations of #BFBCAA

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

How #BFBCAA 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 #C1BCAB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BBA9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BBA9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BCAB
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BCAA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3B9B7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BBB0
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCB7

#BFBCAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BFBCAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.99:1 Very good#BFBCAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 170);
color: hsl(51 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.025 99.2);

#BFBCAA FAQ

What color is #BFBCAA?

#BFBCAA 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 #BFBCAA?

#BFBCAA is rgb(191, 188, 170) in RGB, hsl(51, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCAA?

The complementary color of #BFBCAA is #AAADBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCAA: 10.99:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCAA a warm or cool color?

#BFBCAA is a neutral color.