Palettes / Colors / #BDBCAF

#BDBCAF — Silver Grey

#BDBCAF is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BDBCAF is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEAFBC; it also sits naturally between #BCB4AE and #B6BCAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 74% · Blue 69%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

Previews

CSS code for #BDBCAF

.text { color: #BDBCAF; }
.background { background-color: #BDBCAF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BDBCAF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(189, 188, 175); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 10%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BDBCAF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(189, 188, 175, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BDBCAF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(189, 188, 175, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BDBCAF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BDBCAF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BDBCAF

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Tones of #BDBCAF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAFBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BDBCAF: #000000.

How #BDBCAF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #BDBCAF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BDBCAE  ·  #BDBCB0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BDBCAF?

#BDBCAF is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 189, 188, 175). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BDBCAF?

#BDBCAF is RGB 189, 188, 175 — HSL 56°, 10%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #BDBCAF?

Its complement is #AEAFBC; analogous partners are #BCB4AE and #B6BCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BDBCAF for text?

Black text on #BDBCAF has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.91:1.