Palettes / Colors / #BFC6CA

#BFC6CA — Mist Grey

#BFC6CA is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BFC6CA 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 #CAC3BF; it also sits naturally between #BFCAC8 and #BFC0CA. 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 75% · Green 78% · Blue 79%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC6CA

.text { color: #BFC6CA; }
.background { background-color: #BFC6CA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC6CA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 198, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(202, 9%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC6CA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 198, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC6CA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 198, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC6CA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC6CA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CAC3BF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC6CA: #000000.

How #BFC6CA 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BFC6CA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFC6C9  ·  #BFC6CB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC6CA?

#BFC6CA is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 198, 202). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC6CA?

#BFC6CA is RGB 191, 198, 202 — HSL 202°, 9%, 77% — CMYK 5%, 2%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #BFC6CA?

Its complement is #CAC3BF; analogous partners are #BFCAC8 and #BFC0CA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC6CA for text?

Black text on #BFC6CA has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.73:1.