#BFC0C7
Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(80.9% 0.01 279.7), rgb(191, 192, 199).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.57:1).
About this color
#BFC0C7 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.010. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.57:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.010) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Silver (#C0C0C0) |
| Black text | 11.57:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BFC0C7 |
| RGB | rgb(191, 192, 199) |
| HSL | hsl(233, 7%, 76%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.9% 0.01 279.7) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BFC0C7 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -37.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BFC0C7 | 11.57:1 | AAA | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BFC0C7 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BFC0C7 text on black | 11.57:1 | AAA | Lc -68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F6
oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAEC
oklch(93.7% 0.003 264.5)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DD
oklch(88.6% 0.006 275)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BFC0C7
oklch(80.9% 0.01 279.7)
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Step 400
400
#9EA0AB
oklch(70.8% 0.016 277.7)
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Step 500
500
#878896
oklch(63.1% 0.021 282.5)
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Step 600
600
#707280
oklch(55.5% 0.022 279.2)
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Step 700
700
#5E606C
oklch(49.2% 0.019 278.2)
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Step 800
800
#4D4E58
oklch(42.7% 0.016 281.1)
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Step 900
900
#404149
oklch(37.7% 0.014 280.1)
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Step 950
950
#25262B
oklch(27% 0.009 276.8)
#BFC0C7 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BEC1C7 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BEC0C7 | 0.001 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BDC1C2 | 0.009 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.010 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BFC0C7, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.010
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.033
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.034
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.038
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.041
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.045
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.048
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.050
Use #BFC0C7 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.