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#BFCBD2 closest to Herring Silver

#BFCBD2 is a light gray; the closest named color is Herring Silver. In the RGB color model it is made of 74.9% red, 79.6% green and 82.4% blue (rgb(191, 203, 210)). Its HSL value is 202° hue, 17% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 9% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #BFCBD2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.69:1.

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Variations of #BFCBD2

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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#BFCBD2 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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#BFCBD2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BFCBD2 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 #C5C8D2
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C8CAD2
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C5CAD2
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C5C8D2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3C9D2
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BACDCD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDCCD0
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C9C9C9
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C7CACB

#BFCBD2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.66:1 Very poor#BFCBD2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.69:1 Super#BFCBD2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BFCBD2 in CSS

/* Herring Silver */
.color { color: #BFCBD2; }
.background { background-color: #BFCBD2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BFCBD2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(191 203 210);
color: hsl(202 17% 79%);
color: oklch(0.835 0.016 233.1);

#BFCBD2 FAQ

What color is #BFCBD2?

#BFCBD2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Herring Silver. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BFCBD2?

#BFCBD2 is rgb(191, 203, 210) in RGB, hsl(202, 17%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(9%, 3%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BFCBD2?

The complementary color of #BFCBD2 is #D2C6BF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BFCBD2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BFCBD2: 12.69:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BFCBD2 a warm or cool color?

#BFCBD2 is a neutral color.