#C4BFBD

Closest named color: Silver (#C0C0C0). oklch(80.8% 0.006 43.3), rgb(196, 191, 189).

Black text reads best on this color (11.53:1).

About this color

#C4BFBD is a light close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.006. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Silver (#C0C0C0), ΔE 0.006 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.53:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.006)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Silver (#C0C0C0)
Black text	11.53:1
White text	1.82:1

Values

HEX	#C4BFBD
RGB	rgb(196, 191, 189)
HSL	hsl(17, 6%, 75%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.8% 0.006 43.3)

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 #C4BFBD	1.82:1	Fails	Lc -38.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #C4BFBD	11.53:1	AAA	Lc 69.9	Content text, not long reading
#C4BFBD text on white	1.82:1	Fails	Lc 34.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#C4BFBD text on black	11.53:1	AAA	Lc -68.6	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.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DBD8D7

oklch(88.4% 0.004 39.5)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#C4BFBD

oklch(80.8% 0.006 43.3)
Step 400
400

#A69F9C

oklch(70.8% 0.009 44.9)
Step 500
500

#918783

oklch(63.1% 0.013 43.2)
Step 600
600

#7B716D

oklch(55.7% 0.014 43.2)
Step 700
700

#685E5B

oklch(49% 0.014 37.4)
Step 800
800

#544D4A

oklch(42.6% 0.011 44.7)
Step 900
900

#46403E

oklch(37.7% 0.009 39.4)
Step 950
950

#292624

oklch(27.1% 0.006 56.1)

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#C4BFBD 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)	#C0BFBD	0.006
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#C1C0BD	0.005
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C6BEBE	0.004
Achromatopsia (no color)	#C0C0C0	0.006

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 #C4BFBD, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #C4BFBD in your product

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