#bcbbaa

Color #bcbbaa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbaa

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 170)

HSL

hsl(56.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 9.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.53, -2.66, 8.74)

LCH

lch(75.53, 9.14, 106.93)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0235, 104.27)

HWB

hwb(56.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaabbc

Analogous

#bcb2aa

#bcbbaa

#b4bcaa

Triadic

#bcbbaa

#aabcbb

#bbaabc

Split-complementary

#bcbbaa

#aab4bc

#b2aabc

Tetradic

#bcbbaa

#abbcaa

#aaabbc

#bbaabc

Square

#bcbbaa

#aabcb2

#aaabbc

#bcaab4

Shades

Color #bcbbaa mixed toward black.

#a2a089

#858469

#64634f

#434235

#21211a

Tints

Color #bcbbaa mixed toward white.

#c7c6b8

#d2d2c6

#ddddd5

#e9e8e3

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbbaa mixed toward gray.

#babaac

#b9b8ad

#b7b7af

#b6b6b0

#b5b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcae · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcaf · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#bcb2b2 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbaa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbaa]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbaa (#bcbbaa) is rgb(188, 187, 170) in RGB.

No, #bcbbaa 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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