Close to Lavender Gray
#BFC4CD
#BFC4CD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #BFC4CD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.75:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.99:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.75:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.99:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BFC4CD as they’d see it.
#BFC4CD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #BFC4CD
What color is #BFC4CD?
#BFC4CD is a light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 74.9% red, 76.9% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 219°, with 12% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #BFC4CD in RGB?
#BFC4CD is rgb(191, 196, 205): 191 red, 196 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #BFC4CD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 4, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #BFC4CD?
PANTONE Cool Gray 3 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #BFC4CD?
Its complement #C8C3BA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.