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#BFCBCD closest to Where There Is Smoke

#BFCBCD 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 80.4% blue (rgb(191, 203, 205)). Its HSL value is 189° hue, 12% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. #BFCBCD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.64:1.

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Variations of #BFCBCD

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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#BFCBCD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BFCBCDCDC1BF
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Split complementary

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

BFCBCDCDBFC4CDC8BF
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BFCBCDBFCDC8BFC4CD
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Triadic

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

BFCBCDCDBFCBCBCDBF
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Tetradic

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

BFCBCDC1BFCDCDC1BFCBCDBF
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BFCBCDC8BFCDCDC1BFC4CDBF
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#BFCBCD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C6C8CD
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C9CACD
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6CACD
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C6C8CD
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C4C9CD
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BBCCCC
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BECBCC
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6C9CA

#BFCBCD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#BFCBCD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.64:1 Super#BFCBCD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCBCD in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 203 205);
color: hsl(189 12% 78%);
color: oklch(0.833 0.013 208.8);

#BFCBCD FAQ

What color is #BFCBCD?

#BFCBCD 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 #BFCBCD?

#BFCBCD is rgb(191, 203, 205) in RGB, hsl(189, 12%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBCD?

The complementary color of #BFCBCD is #CDC1BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCBCD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCBCD: 12.64:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCBCD a warm or cool color?

#BFCBCD is a neutral color.