Close to Lavender Gray

#BFBECA

#BFBECA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.84:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

11.43:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.84:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.43:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFBECA as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BFBECA
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #BFBECA

What color is #BFBECA?

#BFBECA is a light neutral gray, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 74.5% green, and 79.2% blue. Its hue is 245°, with 10% saturation and 77% lightness, so it reads as a neutral color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BFBECA in RGB?

#BFBECA is rgb(191, 190, 202): 191 red, 190 green, and 202 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BFBECA in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(5, 6, 0, 21). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BFBECA?

PANTONE 2664 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BFBECA?

Its complement #BFC0B4 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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