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#BFCACC — Mist Grey

#BFCACC 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 #BFCACC 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.

#BFCACC 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 #CBC0BE; it also sits naturally between #BECBC6 and #BEC2CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCACC · RGB 191, 202, 204

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Color values

HEX#BFCACC
RGB191, 202, 204
HSL189°, 11%, 77%
HSV189°, 6%, 80%
CMYK6%, 1%, 0%, 20%
XYZ53.51, 57.68, 65.44
Yxy57.68, 0.3029, 0.3266
CIE-Lab80.56, -3.35, -2.30
Hunter Lab75.95, -3.14, -2.14

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 79% · Blue 80%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 20%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BFCACC

.text { color: #BFCACC; }
.background { background-color: #BFCACC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCACC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 202, 204); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(189, 11%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCACC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 202, 204, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCACC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 202, 204, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCACC

#AAB8BB#93A6A9#809599#6D8488#5D7174#4B5B5D#3B474A#2B3436#191E1F#090B0B

Tints of #BFCACC

#C4CECF#C9D2D4#CFD7D8#D5DCDD#DAE0E1#DDE3E4#E3E7E8#E8ECED#EEF1F1#F4F6F6

Tones of #BFCACC

#BFC8CA#C0C8C9#C1C7C8#C1C6C7#C3C6C6#C3C5C6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBC0BE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.68:1 Fails
Against black text12.54:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCACC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCACC

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 #BFCACC: ·

How #BFCACC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C4C4CCDeuteranopia · #C3C2CBTritanopia · #C0CBCB

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 #BFCACC rather than the exact color:

Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette B4b4b8
#B4B4B8 · #C7C8CC · #E3E1D9 · #F2EFE5
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A

Similar colors

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

#BFC9D1#BED1CF#C7C8CC#C5C6C7#B8CFCE#BFC6C4#BED4CB#B7C4CF#C5C5C5#BDCDD6#C9CDCF#C8C6C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCACB  ·  #BFCACD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCACC?

#BFCACC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 191, 202, 204). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCACC?

#BFCACC is RGB 191, 202, 204 — HSL 189°, 11%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 1%, 0%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFCACC?

Its complement is #CBC0BE; analogous partners are #BECBC6 and #BEC2CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCACC for text?

Black text on #BFCACC has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.68:1.