Palettes / Colors / #C4BFBC

#C4BFBC — Mist Grey

#C4BFBC is a gray color we call Mist Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#C4BFBC 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 #BBC0C3; it also sits naturally between #C3BBBC and #C3C2BB. 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 77% · Green 75% · Blue 74%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 4% · Key 23%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C4BFBC

.text { color: #C4BFBC; }
.background { background-color: #C4BFBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C4BFBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(196, 191, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(22, 6%, 75%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C4BFBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(196, 191, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C4BFBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(196, 191, 188, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C4BFBC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C4BFBC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BBC0C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C4BFBC: #000000.

How #C4BFBC 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 #C4BFBC 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

← #C4BFBB  ·  #C4BFBD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C4BFBC?

#C4BFBC is Mist Grey, a gray color (RGB 196, 191, 188). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C4BFBC?

#C4BFBC is RGB 196, 191, 188 — HSL 22°, 6%, 75% — CMYK 0%, 3%, 4%, 23%.

What colors go with #C4BFBC?

Its complement is #BBC0C3; analogous partners are #C3BBBC and #C3C2BB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C4BFBC for text?

Black text on #C4BFBC has a contrast ratio of 11.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.82:1.