Information about #BFC9C2 color

#BFC9C2 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BFC9C2 falls into the Spring Green Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 201, 194) — 74.9% red, 78.8% green, 76.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 3 / 21. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BFC9C2 is a muted, almost neutral neutral grey that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Half Periglacial Blue (#BFC8C4). Slightly further away sit Powder Ash (#BCC9C2) and Paris White (#BFCDC0).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(191, 201, 194)), which gives #BFC9C2 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BFC9C2: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. No one has named #BFC9C2 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BFC9C2 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BFC9C2 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BFC9C2 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BFC9C2 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BFC9C2 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BFC9C2 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BFC9C2

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Half Periglacial Blue color link
Half Periglacial Blue

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Powder Ash color link
Powder Ash

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Paris White color link
Paris White

#BFCDC0

Triple Athens Grey color link
Triple Athens Grey

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Quarter Powder Blue color link
Quarter Powder Blue

#BEC6C8

Double Concrete color link
Double Concrete

#C5C5C3

Silver Sand color link
Silver Sand

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Faded Ash color link
Faded Ash

#C4CDC7

Eighth Lemon Grass color link
Eighth Lemon Grass

#C7C9BF

Nebula color link
Nebula

#B8C6BE

Eighth Stack color link
Eighth Stack

#C0C1BF

Quarter Silver Chalice color link
Quarter Silver Chalice

#C7C8C6

#BFC9C2 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BFC9C2
  • RGB191, 201, 194
  • CMYK4, 0, 3, 21
  • CSSrgb(191, 201, 194)
  • HSL138°, 8%, 77%
  • HSL Precise138°, 8.475%, 76.863%
  • HSV138°, 5%, 79%
  • HSB138°, 5%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.788, 0.761)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.788, 0.761, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.788, 0.761)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB76.1%
  • Color FamilySpring Green
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBFC9C2
  • DECIMAL ID12569026
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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