#bcb3aa

Color #bcb3aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 7.29 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb3aa

RGB

rgb(188, 179, 170)

HSL

hsl(30, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 9.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.44, 1.62, 5.73)

LCH

lch(73.44, 5.95, 74.21)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0163, 67.68)

HWB

hwb(30, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab3bc

Analogous

#bcaaaa

#bcb3aa

#bcbcaa

Triadic

#bcb3aa

#aabcb3

#b3aabc

Split-complementary

#bcb3aa

#aabcbc

#aaaabc

Tetradic

#bcb3aa

#b3bcaa

#aab3bc

#b3aabc

Square

#bcb3aa

#aabcaa

#aab3bc

#bcaabc

Shades

Color #bcb3aa mixed toward black.

#a29589

#857769

#645a4f

#433c35

#211e1a

Tints

Color #bcb3aa mixed toward white.

#c7c0b8

#d2ccc6

#ddd9d5

#e9e6e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcb3aa mixed toward gray.

#bab3ac

#b9b3ad

#b7b3af

#b6b3b0

#b5b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ac · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#b9b9ad · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bcaeae · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb3aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb3aa]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bcb3aa (#bcb3aa) is rgb(188, 179, 170) in RGB.

No, #bcb3aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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