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#BFCBC8 closest to Where There Is Smoke

#BFCBC8 is a light gray; the closest named color is Where There Is Smoke. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 78.4% blue (rgb(191, 203, 200)). Its HSL value is 165° hue, 10% saturation and 77% lightness, and in CMYK it is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black. #BFCBC8 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.59:1.

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Variations of #BFCBC8

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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#BFCBC8 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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#BFCBC8 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFCBC8 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C7C8C8
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CAC9C8
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C7CAC8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C7C8C8
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C5C9C8
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BCCBCA
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BECBC9
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C9C8

#BFCBC8 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#BFCBC8 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.59:1 Super#BFCBC8 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCBC8 in CSS

/* Where There Is Smoke */
.color { color: #BFCBC8; }
.background { background-color: #BFCBC8; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFCBC8; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 203 200);
color: hsl(165 10% 77%);
color: oklch(0.832 0.014 179.4);

#BFCBC8 FAQ

What color is #BFCBC8?

#BFCBC8 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Where There Is Smoke. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBC8?

#BFCBC8 is rgb(191, 203, 200) in RGB, hsl(165, 10%, 77%) in HSL and cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBC8?

The complementary color of #BFCBC8 is #CBBFC2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCBC8?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCBC8: 12.59:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCBC8 a warm or cool color?

#BFCBC8 is a neutral color.