#bcbaae

Color #bcbaae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbaae

RGB

rgb(188, 186, 174)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.37, -1.44, 6.33)

LCH

lch(75.37, 6.49, 102.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0168, 98.9)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb0bc

Analogous

#bcb3ae

#bcbaae

#b7bcae

Triadic

#bcbaae

#aebcba

#baaebc

Split-complementary

#bcbaae

#aeb7bc

#b3aebc

Tetradic

#bcbaae

#b0bcae

#aeb0bc

#baaebc

Square

#bcbaae

#aebcb3

#aeb0bc

#bcaeb7

Shades

Color #bcbaae mixed toward black.

#a19e8d

#84816d

#636152

#424037

#21201b

Tints

Color #bcbaae mixed toward white.

#c7c6bc

#d2d1c9

#deddd7

#e9e8e4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bcbaae mixed toward gray.

#bbb9af

#bab8b0

#b9b8b2

#b7b7b3

#b6b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb1 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb2 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bcb3b4 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbaae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbaae]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bcbaae (#bcbaae) is rgb(188, 186, 174) in RGB.

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

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