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#BFBCAC Pelican

#BFBCAC is a light gray named Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (rgb(191, 188, 172)). Its HSL value is 51° hue, 13% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCAC is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.00:1.

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Variations of #BFBCAC

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

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

  • Dog vision 100% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C0BCAC
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BBAB
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFBBAB
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BCAC
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BCAC
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2BAB7
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BBB1
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBCB8

#BFBCAC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.91:1 Very poor#BFBCAC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.00:1 Very good#BFBCAC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCAC in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 172);
color: hsl(51 13% 71%);
color: oklch(0.793 0.022 98.2);

#BFBCAC FAQ

What color is #BFBCAC?

#BFBCAC 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 #BFBCAC?

#BFBCAC is rgb(191, 188, 172) in RGB, hsl(51, 13%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 10%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCAC?

The complementary color of #BFBCAC is #ACAFBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCAC?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCAC: 11.00:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCAC a warm or cool color?

#BFBCAC is a neutral color.