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#BFBEAA closest to Pelican

#BFBEAA is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(191, 190, 170)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 14% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black. #BFBEAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.16:1.

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#BFBEAA color conversion

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Variations of #BFBEAA

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

How #BFBEAA 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 #C3BDAB
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2BCA9
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BDA9
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C3BDAB
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1BDAA
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C3BBB8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0BDB1
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BDBDB8

#BFBEAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#BFBEAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.16:1 Very good#BFBEAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFBEAA in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 190 170);
color: hsl(57 14% 71%);
color: oklch(0.797 0.028 104.7);

#BFBEAA FAQ

What color is #BFBEAA?

#BFBEAA 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 #BFBEAA?

#BFBEAA is rgb(191, 190, 170) in RGB, hsl(57, 14%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 11%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBEAA?

The complementary color of #BFBEAA is #AAABBF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBEAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBEAA: 11.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBEAA a warm or cool color?

#BFBEAA is a neutral color.