#BFC0B2

Accessibility

AAA

11.4:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.4:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#bfc0b2

RGB

rgb(191, 192, 178)

RGBA

rgba(191, 192, 178, 1)

HSL

hsl(64, 10%, 73%)

HSLA

hsla(64, 10%, 73%, 1)

HSV

hsv(64, 7%, 75%)

LAB

lab(77.27% -2.85 6.93)

LCH

lch(77.27% 7.49 112.36)

OKLAB

oklab(0.8031 -0.0067 0.0181)

OKLCH

oklch(0.8031 0.0193 110.31)

XYZ

xyz(48.37, 51.99, 49.60)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0%, 7%, 25%)

CSS

color: #bfc0b2;

CSS variable

--color-bfc0b2: #bfc0b2;

SCSS

$color-bfc0b2: #bfc0b2;

JavaScript

const color = "#bfc0b2";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#bfc0b2";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#bfc0b2" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#bfc0b2", "rgb": { "r": 191, "g": 192, "b": 178 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.8031 0.0193 110.31)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#bfc0b2-1: #bfc0b2;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-300

Very different · ΔE 8.36 · #D6D3D1

Nearest CSS named color

Silver

Very different · ΔE 6.89 · #C0C0C0

Nearest Material color

grey-400

Very different · ΔE 6.9 · #BDBDBD

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 15.12 · #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.

50f5f7e7 100e8e9da 200d5d6c7 300bebfb1 400a2a395 50086877a 600707164 7005a5b4e 800444539 9002f3024 9501b1b11

Palette

Tints & shades

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

fafaf9 f4f5f2 efefec eaeae5 e4e5df dfe0d9 dadad2 d4d5cc cfd0c5 cacbbf c4c5b8 bfc0b2 afb0a3 9fa094 8f9086 7f8077 6f7068 606059 50504a 40403b 30302d 20201e 10100f

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fafaf9 f4f5f2 efefec eaeae5 e4e5df dfe0d9 dadad2 d4d5cc cfd0c5 cacbbf c4c5b8

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

afb0a3 9fa094 8f9086 7f8077 6f7068 606059 50504a 40403b 30302d 20201e 10100f

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

babbae b5b5aa afb0a6 aaaba1 a5a59d a0a099 9a9b95 959591 90908d 8b8b88 858584

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#BFC0B2Stop 1 #B4B3C1Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#C1BBB3Stop 1 #BFC0B2Stop 2 #B9C1B3Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#BFC0B2Stop 1 #B3C0C1Stop 2 #C1B3C0Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#BFC0B2Stop 1 #B3B9C1Stop 2 #BBB3C1Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#37382EStop 1 #616250Stop 2 #8B8C73Stop 3 #ADAF9DStop 4 #D0D1C7Stop 5

Using this color

Where #bfc0b2 works

#BFC0B2 (#bfc0b2) sits in the yellow family at about 64° hue, 10% saturation, and 73% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.4:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-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 #bfc0b2 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 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: Optimism, attention, and warmth. Ideal for highlights, warnings, and cheerful brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Yellow range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Silver#C0C0C0 Material Grey 400#BDBDBD Web Safe #CCCCCC#CCCCCC Tailwind stone 300#D6D3D1 LightGray#D3D3D3 Tailwind neutral 300#D4D4D4 Silver#BDC3C7 DarkGray#A9A9A9 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Brown 100#D7CCC8 Gainsboro#DCDCDC Tailwind stone 400#A8A29E

Where #bfc0b2 works

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes

text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #bfc0b2 as small body text on white — 1.84:1 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.