Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #BFCCCA

#BFCCCA — Mist Grey

#BFCCCA 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 #BFCCCA 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.

#BFCCCA 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 #CBBEC0; it also sits naturally between #BECBC2 and #BEC6CB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BFCCCA · RGB 191, 204, 202

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#BFCCCA
RGB191, 204, 202
HSL171°, 11%, 77%
HSV171°, 6%, 80%
CMYK6%, 0%, 1%, 20%
XYZ53.74, 58.53, 64.34
Yxy58.53, 0.3043, 0.3314
CIE-Lab81.03, -4.79, -0.54
Hunter Lab76.50, -4.48, -0.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 75% · Green 80% · Blue 79%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #BFCCCA

.text { color: #BFCCCA; }
.background { background-color: #BFCCCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BFCCCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(191, 204, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 11%, 77%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BFCCCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(191, 204, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BFCCCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(191, 204, 202, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BFCCCA

#AABBB8#93A9A6#809995#6D8884#5D7471#4B5D5B#3B4A47#2B3634#191F1E#090B0B

Tints of #BFCCCA

#C4CFCE#C9D4D2#CFD8D7#D5DDDC#DAE1E0#DDE4E3#E3E8E7#E8EDEC#EEF1F1#F4F6F6

Tones of #BFCCCA

#BFCAC8#C0C9C8#C1C8C7#C1C7C6#C3C6C6#C3C6C5

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CBBEC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.65:1 Fails
Against black text12.71:1 AAA

Best text color on #BFCCCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BFCCCA

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 #BFCCCA: ·

How #BFCCCA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #C5C5CADeuteranopia · #C4C3CBTritanopia · #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 #BFCCCA rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff7f1
#FFF7F1 · #FFE4C9 · #E78895 · #BED1CF
Palette Eaefef
#EAEFEF · #BFC9D1 · #25343F · #FF9B51
Palette 87b6bc
#87B6BC · #BED4CB · #F6F09F · #B35656
Palette Bfc6c4
#BFC6C4 · #E8E2D8 · #6F8F72 · #F2A65A
Palette 333446
#333446 · #7F8CAA · #B8CFCE · #EAEFEF
Cyber Lime
#0B0C10 · #1F2833 · #C5C6C7 · #D4F000

Similar colors

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

#BED1CF#BFC9D1#BED4CB#BFC6C4#B8CFCE#C5C6C7#C7C8CC#C5C5C5#C1CFC0#BAD1C2#C9CDCF#C8C6C6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BFCCC9  ·  #BFCCCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BFCCCA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #BFCCCA?

#BFCCCA is RGB 191, 204, 202 — HSL 171°, 11%, 77% — CMYK 6%, 0%, 1%, 20%.

What colors go with #BFCCCA?

Its complement is #CBBEC0; analogous partners are #BECBC2 and #BEC6CB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BFCCCA for text?

Black text on #BFCCCA has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.