#bcb0ac

Color #bcb0ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.14 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb0ac

RGB

rgb(188, 176, 172)

HSL

hsl(15, 10.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 8.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 8.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.71, 3.58, 3.58)

LCH

lch(72.71, 5.06, 45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.015, 39.32)

HWB

hwb(15, 67.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb8bc

Analogous

#bcacb0

#bcb0ac

#bcb8ac

Triadic

#bcb0ac

#acbcb0

#b0acbc

Split-complementary

#bcb0ac

#acbcb8

#acb0bc

Tetradic

#bcb0ac

#b8bcac

#acb8bc

#b0acbc

Square

#bcb0ac

#b0bcac

#acb8bc

#b8acbc

Shades

Color #bcb0ac mixed toward black.

#a1908b

#85726b

#645550

#423936

#211c1b

Tints

Color #bcb0ac mixed toward white.

#c7bdba

#d2cac8

#ded8d6

#e9e5e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcb0ac mixed toward gray.

#bbb1ad

#b9b1af

#b8b2b0

#b7b3b1

#b5b3b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ad · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ad · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#bbaeae · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb0ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb0ac]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bcb0ac (#bcb0ac) is rgb(188, 176, 172) in RGB.

No, #bcb0ac 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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