#bcab8e

Color #bcab8e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcab8e

RGB

rgb(188, 171, 142)

HSL

hsl(37.8, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(37.8, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 24.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(70.71, 1.51, 17.18)

LCH

lch(70.71, 17.25, 84.98)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0445, 81.09)

HWB

hwb(37.8, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e9fbc

Analogous

#bc948e

#bcab8e

#b6bc8e

Triadic

#bcab8e

#8ebcab

#ab8ebc

Split-complementary

#bcab8e

#8eb6bc

#948ebc

Tetradic

#bcab8e

#9fbc8e

#8e9fbc

#ab8ebc

Square

#bcab8e

#8ebc94

#8e9fbc

#bc8eb6

Shades

Color #bcab8e mixed toward black.

#a8916b

#8a7552

#68583d

#453b29

#231d14

Tints

Color #bcab8e mixed toward white.

#c7b9a1

#d2c7b4

#ded5c6

#e9e3d9

#f4f1ec

Tones

Color #bcab8e mixed toward gray.

#b8aa92

#b4a996

#b1a899

#ada79d

#a9a6a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b596 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#b6b797 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bb9b9d · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 12.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcab8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcab8e]

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Frequently asked questions

#bcab8e (#bcab8e) is rgb(188, 171, 142) in RGB.

No, #bcab8e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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