#BDB9BF

Accessibility

AAA

10.86:1

Vs white / black

1.93:1 · 10.86:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bdb9bf

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 191)

RGBA

rgba(189, 185, 191, 1)

HSL

hsl(280, 4%, 74%)

HSLA

hsla(280, 4%, 74%, 1)

HSV

hsv(280, 3%, 75%)

LAB

lab(75.62% 2.51 -2.53)

LCH

lch(75.62% 3.56 314.77)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7908 0.0067 -0.0067)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7908 0.0095 315)

XYZ

xyz(47.74, 49.28, 56.28)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 3%, 0%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bdb9bf;

CSS variable

--color-bdb9bf: #bdb9bf;

SCSS

$color-bdb9bf: #bdb9bf;

JavaScript

const color = "#bdb9bf";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bdb9bf";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bdb9bf" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bdb9bf", "rgb": { "r": 189, "g": 185, "b": 191 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7908 0.0095 315)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bdb9bf-1: #bdb9bf;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-300

Very different · ΔE 6.93 · #D4D4D8

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.38 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.18 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 14.95 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50faf1ff 100ede4f1 200d9d1dd 300c3bac7 400a69eaa 5008b838f 600756d78 7005e5661 80048414b 900332c36 9501e1821

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

faf9fa f4f3f4 efeeef e9e8ea e4e2e4 dedcdf d9d6da d3d0d4 cecbcf c8c5ca c3bfc4 bdb9bf adaaaf 9e9a9f 8e8b8f 7e7b7f 6e6c6f 5f5d60 4f4d50 3f3e40 2f2e30 1f1f20 100f10

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

faf9fa f4f3f4 efeeef e9e8ea e4e2e4 dedcdf d9d6da d3d0d4 cecbcf c8c5ca c3bfc4

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

adaaaf 9e9a9f 8e8b8f 7e7b7f 6e6c6f 5f5d60 4f4d50 3f3e40 2f2e30 1f1f20 100f10

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

b8b4ba b3b0b5 aeabaf a9a6aa a4a1a5 9f9da0 99989a 949395 8f8e90 8a8a8b 858585

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BDB9BFStop 1 #BCBFBAStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#BBBABFStop 1 #BDB9BFStop 2 #BFBABEStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BDB9BFStop 1 #BFBEBAStop 2 #BABFBEStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BDB9BFStop 1 #BEBFBAStop 2 #BABFBBStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#343135Stop 1 #5A565DStop 2 #817A85Stop 3 #A7A2A9Stop 4 #CDCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #bdb9bf works

#BDB9BF (#bdb9bf) sits in the grey family at about 280° hue, 4% saturation, and 74% lightness. Contrast is 1.93:1 on white and 10.86:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-300 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bdb9bf as small body text on white — 1.93:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Silver#C0C0C0 Silver#BDC3C7 Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC DarkGray#A9A9A9 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Tailwind zinc 400#A1A1AA Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB

Where #bdb9bf works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bdb9bf as small body text on white — 1.93:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.