#bcb8ac

Color #bcb8ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8ac

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 172)

HSL

hsl(45, 10.7%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 8.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 8.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.79, -0.72, 6.59)

LCH

lch(74.79, 6.63, 96.24)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0173, 91.66)

HWB

hwb(45, 67.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb0bc

Analogous

#bcb0ac

#bcb8ac

#b8bcac

Triadic

#bcb8ac

#acbcb8

#b8acbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8ac

#acb8bc

#b0acbc

Tetradic

#bcb8ac

#b0bcac

#acb0bc

#b8acbc

Square

#bcb8ac

#acbcb0

#acb0bc

#bcacb8

Shades

Color #bcb8ac mixed toward black.

#a19c8b

#857e6b

#645f50

#423f36

#21201b

Tints

Color #bcb8ac mixed toward white.

#c7c4ba

#d2d0c8

#dedcd6

#e9e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bcb8ac mixed toward gray.

#bbb7ad

#b9b7af

#b8b6b0

#b7b5b1

#b5b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaaf · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb0 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#bcb1b2 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8ac]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8ac (#bcb8ac) is rgb(188, 184, 172) in RGB.

No, #bcb8ac 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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