Silver Sand (#BFC1C2)

The hex code for Silver Sand is #BFC1C2. It is rgb(191, 193, 194) in RGB, hsl(200, 2%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK — a light gray. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BFC1C2

HEX#BFC1C2

RGBrgb(191, 193, 194)

HSLhsl(200, 2%, 75%)

HSVhsv(200, 2%, 76%)

CMYKcmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 24%)

OKLCHoklch(81% 0.003 228.8)

LABlab(77.93% -0.58 -0.76)

LCHlch(77.93% 0.96 232.70)

Colors Closest to Silver Sand

Silver Sand is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Silver#C0C0C0ΔE 0.98 Gray (X11)#BEBEBEΔE 1.35 Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 3.52 Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 4.23 Philippine Silver#B3B3B3ΔE 5.08 Pale Silver#C9C0BBΔE 5.51

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#BFC1C2 Channel Values

How Silver Sand breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 191 · G 193 · B 194	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 200° · S 2% · L 75%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 200° · S 2% · V 76%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 2% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 24%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.81:1 vs white · 11.62:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Silver Sand background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text1.81:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text11.62:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Silver Sand

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Silver Sand; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Silver Sand

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Silver Sand Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BFC1C2

Protanopia#C1C1C2

Protanomaly#C0C1C2

Deuteranopia#C0C0C2

Deuteranomaly#C0C1C2

Tritanopia#BFC1C1

Tritanomaly#BFC1C1

Achromatopsia#C1C1C1

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Using #BFC1C2 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--silver-sand: #BFC1C2;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BFC1C2;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'silver-sand': '#BFC1C2' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.749, green: 0.757, blue: 0.761)

Android XML<color name="silver_sand">#BFC1C2</color>

SVG fillfill="#BFC1C2"

More Gray Colors

Silver Sand sits in the grayfamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

c0c0c0 bfbfbf c2c2c2 bebebe c4c4c4 bdbdbd c7c7c7 bababa c8c8cd b8b8b8 cccccc b5b5b5 d3d3d3 27272a 353839 414a4c 4f4f4f 57534d 676767 738276 808080 8a7f80 989898 a8a9ad

#BFC1C2 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Silver Sand?

The hex code for Silver Sand is #BFC1C2. That is rgb(191, 193, 194) in RGB, hsl(200, 2%, 75%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 24%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #BFC1C2?

#BFC1C2 is rgb(191, 193, 194) — red 191, green 193, and blue 194 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BFC1C2?

#BFC1C2 converts to approximately cmyk(2%, 1%, 0%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BFC1C2 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BFC1C2 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BFC1C2 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BFC1C2 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 0.98, which is indistinguishable to the eye.

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