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#BFBCBA Dust to Dust

#BFBCBA is a light gray named Dust to Dust. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 73.7% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(191, 188, 186)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 4% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. #BFBCBA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.12:1.

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Variations of #BFBCBA

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

How #BFBCBA 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 #BEBDBA
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBCBA
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBCBA
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBDBA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BEBCBA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BBBB
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBCBB
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBCBC

#BFBCBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#BFBCBA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.12:1 Very good#BFBCBA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBCBA in CSS

/* Dust to Dust */
.color { color: #BFBCBA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBCBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBCBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 188 186);
color: hsl(24 4% 74%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.004 56.4);

#BFBCBA FAQ

What color is #BFBCBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBCBA?

#BFBCBA is rgb(191, 188, 186) in RGB, hsl(24, 4%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 2%, 3%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBCBA?

The complementary color of #BFBCBA is #BABDBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBCBA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBCBA: 11.12:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBCBA a warm or cool color?

#BFBCBA is a neutral color.