#bcb2ad

Color #bcb2ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.15 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb2ad

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 173)

HSL

hsl(20, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.25, 2.67, 3.82)

LCH

lch(73.25, 4.66, 55.05)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0135, 48.61)

HWB

hwb(20, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb7bc

Analogous

#bcadb0

#bcb2ad

#bcbaad

Triadic

#bcb2ad

#adbcb2

#b2adbc

Split-complementary

#bcb2ad

#adbcba

#adb0bc

Tetradic

#bcb2ad

#b7bcad

#adb7bc

#b2adbc

Square

#bcb2ad

#b0bcad

#adb7bc

#baadbc

Shades

Color #bcb2ad mixed toward black.

#a1938c

#85746c

#635751

#423a36

#211d1b

Tints

Color #bcb2ad mixed toward white.

#c7bfbb

#d2ccc8

#ded9d6

#e9e5e4

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcb2ad mixed toward gray.

#bbb2ae

#bab3b0

#b8b3b1

#b7b4b2

#b6b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ae · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#b8b9af · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#bcafaf · ΔE 3.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb2ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb2ad]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#bcb2ad (#bcb2ad) is rgb(188, 178, 173) in RGB.

No, #bcb2ad 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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