#BFCFC9
Light Gray · light neutral
About #BFCFC9
#BFCFC9 is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.2); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #CFBFC5 — a silver tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use light tones like #BFCFC9 for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #BFCFC9
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #BFCFC9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #BFCFC9?
#BFCFC9 is a near-neutral, light shade in the green family. On screen it is built from 75% red, 81% green and 79% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 19% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #BFCFC9?
Use black text. Black on #BFCFC9 has a contrast ratio of 12.98:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #BFCFC9?
Its complementary colour is #CFBFC5, and analogous partners are #BFCFC1 and #BFCDCF.