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#BFBECB — Mist Grey

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFBECB when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BFBECB 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 #CACBBE; it also sits naturally between #BEC3CB and #C5BECB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFBECB · RGB 191, 190, 203

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Color values

HEX#BFBECB
RGB191, 190, 203
HSL245°, 11%, 77%
HSV245°, 6%, 80%
CMYK6%, 6%, 0%, 20%
XYZ50.68, 52.22, 63.91
Yxy52.22, 0.3038, 0.3130
CIE-Lab77.41, 2.82, -6.40
Hunter Lab72.26, 2.63, -6.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 75% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BFBECB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BFBECB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BFBECB

.text { color: #BFBECB; }
.background { background-color: #BFBECB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFBECB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 190, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 11%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFBECB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 190, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFBECB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 190, 203, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFBECB

#ABAABB#9593A9#828099#6F6D88#5F5D74#4C4B5D#3C3B4A#2C2B36#19191F#09090B

Tints of #BFBECB

#C5C4CF#CAC9D4#D0CFD8#D5D5DD#DBDAE1#DEDDE4#E3E3E8#E9E8ED#EEEEF1#F4F4F6

Tones of #BFBECB

#C0BFCA#C0C0C9#C1C1C8#C2C1C7#C3C3C6#C3C3C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CACBBE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.84:1 Fails
Against black text11.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFBECB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFBECB

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BFBECB: ·

How #BFBECB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #BFBFC8Deuteranopia · #BFBFC7Tritanopia · #BFC5C5

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:

Material Grey 500 · #9E9E9EBootstrap light · #F8F9FATailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFBECB rather than the exact color:

Palette F4f4f2
#F4F4F2 · #E8E8E8 · #BBBFCA · #495464
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000
Palette B7c4cf
#B7C4CF · #EEE3CB · #D7C0AE · #967E76
Palette Ffefe0
#FFEFE0 · #FED9CA · #C5C5C5 · #7D7D7D
Palette 898aa6
#898AA6 · #C9BBCF · #B7D3DF · #D6EFED

Similar colors

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

#BBBFCA#BFC6C4#C5C6C7#B7C4CF#C5C5C5#C9BBCF#B5C0D0#B6BBC4#C5C1C1#B9B4C7#BFC9D1#C7C8CC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFBECA  ·  #BFBECC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFBECB?

#BFBECB is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 190, 203). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFBECB?

#BFBECB is RGB 191, 190, 203 — HSL 245°, 11%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFBECB?

Its complement is #CACBBE; analogous partners are #BEC3CB and #C5BECB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFBECB for text?

Black text on #BFBECB has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.84:1.