#bcb6a1

Color #bcb6a1

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb6a1

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 161)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 16.8%, 68.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 14.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 14.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.01, -1.48, 11.46)

LCH

lch(74.01, 11.56, 97.36)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0298, 93.85)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 63.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a1a7bc

Analogous

#bca8a1

#bcb6a1

#b4bca1

Triadic

#bcb6a1

#a1bcb6

#b6a1bc

Split-complementary

#bcb6a1

#a1b4bc

#a8a1bc

Tetradic

#bcb6a1

#a7bca1

#a1a7bc

#b6a1bc

Square

#bcb6a1

#a1bca8

#a1a7bc

#bca1b4

Shades

Color #bcb6a1 mixed toward black.

#a49c7f

#887f61

#665f49

#444030

#222018

Tints

Color #bcb6a1 mixed toward white.

#c7c2b1

#d2cec0

#dddad0

#e9e7e0

#f4f3ef

Tones

Color #bcb6a1 mixed toward gray.

#bab5a3

#b7b3a5

#b5b2a8

#b3b1aa

#b1b0ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a6 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#babaa8 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bcabab · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 9.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb6a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb6a1]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#bcb6a1 (#bcb6a1) is rgb(188, 182, 161) in RGB.

No, #bcb6a1 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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