#BDBCC4Silver Fox (#BDBCC4) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 292°, lightness 0.8 and chroma 0.011. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BDBCC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 188, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(248, 6%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(248, 4%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4%, 4%, 0%, 23%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(76.5 1.9 -3.9) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.798 0.011 292) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Silver Fox shifts subtly: takes on a red cast; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#c5b7b7 — ΔE 2.0, shifts subtly: takes on a red cast#c4bdc0 — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#bdbcc4 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bdbdc7 — ΔE 0.4, is virtually unchangedTest Silver Fox in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 1.88:1 and against black 11.15:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f2f1f8 · #bdbcc4 · #a2a1a8 · #7c7c82 · #59585e · #38373c
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#cee1ff · #c2cbfb · #bdbcc4 · #b69fcd · #ac8baf · #9e7891
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bdbcc4 · #b095a4 · #8079a3 · #81516d · #484165 · #3c2533
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e1deef · #bdbcc4 · #9ca069 · #7a7691 · #5a576e · #3d3a4a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#bdbcc4 · #a1a29a · #706f79 · #43443f · #1b1a23 · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f2f1f4 · #bdbcc4 · #9d9da1 · #26252a · #060509 · #c7cd4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#bdbcc4 · #a1a393 · #71744b · #454710 · #1c1d00 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bdbcc4 · #a1a393 · #826d47 · #2b4d27 · #261800 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#bdbcc4 · #ad9d94 · #8d6750 · #00503f · #002219 · #110300
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#bdbcc4 · #af9c9b · #906361 · #454710 · #002023 · #010100
#C6C5CC · #CFCFD5 · #D9D8DD · #E2E1E6 · #EBEBEE
#9A99A0 · #79787E · #59585E · #3B3B3F · #1F1F23
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.