Palettes / Colors / #BFC9CD

#BFC9CD — Light Dusty Blue

#BFC9CD is a blue color we call Light Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BFC9CD 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.

#BFC9CD is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CEC4C0; it also sits naturally between #C0CECB and #C0C3CE. 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 79% · Blue 80%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BFC9CD

.text { color: #BFC9CD; }
.background { background-color: #BFC9CD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFC9CD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 201, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 12%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFC9CD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 201, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFC9CD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 201, 205, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BFC9CD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BFC9CD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CEC4C0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BFC9CD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFC9CD

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:

How #BFC9CD 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 #BFC9CD 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

← #BFC9CC  ·  #BFC9CE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFC9CD?

#BFC9CD is Light Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 191, 201, 205). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFC9CD?

#BFC9CD is RGB 191, 201, 205 — HSL 197°, 12%, 78% — CMYK 7%, 2%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFC9CD?

Its complement is #CEC4C0; analogous partners are #C0CECB and #C0C3CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFC9CD for text?

Black text on #BFC9CD has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.69:1.