#BFC0C9
Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(81% 0.013 281), rgb(191, 192, 201).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.59:1).
About this color
#BFC0C9 is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.013. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.59:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | light (81%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.013) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Silver (#C0C0C0) |
| Black text | 11.59:1 |
| White text | 1.81:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BFC0C9 |
| RGB | rgb(191, 192, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 8%, 77%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81% 0.013 281) |
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 #BFC0C9 | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc -37.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #BFC0C9 | 11.59:1 | AAA | Lc 70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BFC0C9 text on white | 1.81:1 | Fails | Lc 33.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BFC0C9 text on black | 11.59:1 | AAA | Lc -68.9 | 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
#E9E9EC
oklch(93.5% 0.004 286.3)
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Step 200
200
#D8D9DE
oklch(88.6% 0.007 277.2)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#BFC0C9
oklch(81% 0.013 281)
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Step 400
400
#9E9FAD
oklch(70.6% 0.02 282.6)
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Step 500
500
#868899
oklch(63.1% 0.025 280.3)
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Step 600
600
#707284
oklch(55.7% 0.028 280.4)
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Step 700
700
#5E5F70
oklch(49.1% 0.027 282.7)
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Step 800
800
#4D4E5B
oklch(42.8% 0.021 282)
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Step 900
900
#40414B
oklch(37.8% 0.017 281)
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Step 950
950
#25262C
oklch(27% 0.011 278.1)
#BFC0C9 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) | #BEC1C9 | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #BDC0C9 | 0.003 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BDC1C3 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #C0C0C0 | 0.013 |
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 #BFC0C9, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.013
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.031
- Light Steel Blue #B0C4DE ΔE 0.032
- Light Blue Grey #B7C9E2 ΔE 0.036
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.041
- Thistle #D8BFD8 ΔE 0.043
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.049
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.051
Use #BFC0C9 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.