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#BFC2BF Waxwing

#BFC2BF is a light gray named Waxwing. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 76.1% green and 74.9% blue (rgb(191, 194, 191)). Its HSL value is 120° hue, 2% saturation and 75% lightness, and in CMYK it is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 24% black. #BFC2BF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.68:1.

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#BFC2BF color conversion

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Variations of #BFC2BF

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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#BFC2BF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BFC2BFC2BFC2
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Split complementary

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

BFC2BFC1BFC2C2BFC1
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BFC2BFC1C2BFBFC2C1
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Triadic

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

BFC2BFBFBFC2C2BFBF
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Tetradic

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

BFC2BFBFC2C2C2BFC2C2BFBF
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BFC2BFBFC1C2C2BFC2C2C1BF
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#BFC2BF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFC2BF 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 #C2C1BF
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1C1BF
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2C1BF
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C1C1BF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFC2C1
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BFC2C0
  • Achromatopsia 99% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1
  • Achromatomaly 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C1C1C1

#BFC2BF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.80:1 Very poor#BFC2BF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.68:1 Very good#BFC2BF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFC2BF in CSS

/* Waxwing */
.color { color: #BFC2BF; }
.background { background-color: #BFC2BF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFC2BF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 194 191);
color: hsl(120 2% 75%);
color: oklch(0.811 0.005 145.5);

#BFC2BF FAQ

What color is #BFC2BF?

#BFC2BF is a light gray. Its closest named color is Waxwing. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFC2BF?

#BFC2BF is rgb(191, 194, 191) in RGB, hsl(120, 2%, 75%) in HSL and cmyk(2%, 0%, 2%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFC2BF?

The complementary color of #BFC2BF is #C2BFC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFC2BF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFC2BF: 11.68:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFC2BF a warm or cool color?

#BFC2BF is a neutral color.