Start generating
BFBFBA

#BFBFBA Silverplate

#BFBFBA is a light gray named Silverplate. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.9% green and 72.9% blue (rgb(191, 191, 186)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 4% saturation and 74% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 25% black. #BFBFBA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.38:1.

Make a palette with #BFBFBA

#BFBFBA color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BFBFBA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BFBFBAA6A6A18D8D897575725E5E5C4848463333321F1F1E0D0D0D020202

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BFBFBAC5C5C1CCCCC7D2D2CED8D8D5DFDFDCE5E5E3EBEBEAF2F2F1F8F8F8

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BFBFBAB8B8B4B2B2AEACACA8A5A5A29F9F9D9999979292918C8C8B868686

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

C2BEBAC2BEBAC1BEBAC1BEBAC0BFBABFBFBABEBFBABDC0BBBDC0BBBCC0BCBBC0BD

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A1B3CCA7B6C8ADB8C5B3BAC1B9BDBEBFBFBAC2BDB5C6BBB0C9BAABCCB8A6CFB6A1

#BFBFBA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BFBFBABABABF
Open in generator →

Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BFBFBABABDBFBDBABF
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BFBFBABFBDBABDBFBA
Open in generator →

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BFBFBABABFBFBFBABF
Open in generator →

Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BFBFBABABFBABABABFBFBABF
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BFBFBABABFBDBABABFBFBABD
Open in generator →

#BFBFBA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFBFBA 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 #C0BFBA
  • Protanopia 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBA
  • Protanomaly 100% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BFBA
  • Deuteranopia 100% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C0BFBA
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BFBA
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0BEBD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFBFBC
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BFBFBF
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BFBFBD

#BFBFBA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.85:1 Very poor#BFBFBA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.38:1 Very good#BFBFBA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BFBFBA

Palettes with #BFBFBA

#BFBFBA in CSS

/* Silverplate */
.color { color: #BFBFBA; }
.background { background-color: #BFBFBA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFBFBA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 191 186);
color: hsl(60 4% 74%);
color: oklch(0.803 0.007 106.6);

#BFBFBA FAQ

What color is #BFBFBA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BFBFBA?

#BFBFBA is rgb(191, 191, 186) in RGB, hsl(60, 4%, 74%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 3%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFBFBA?

The complementary color of #BFBFBA is #BABABF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFBFBA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFBFBA: 11.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFBFBA a warm or cool color?

#BFBFBA is a neutral color.