#bcbbb1

Color #bcbbb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.74 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbb1

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 177)

HSL

hsl(54.5, 7.6%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.5, 5.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 5.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.7, -1.45, 5.18)

LCH

lch(75.7, 5.38, 105.64)

OKLCH

oklch(79%, 0.0139, 102.04)

HWB

hwb(54.5, 69.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b2bc

Analogous

#bcb6b1

#bcbbb1

#b8bcb1

Triadic

#bcbbb1

#b1bcbb

#bbb1bc

Split-complementary

#bcbbb1

#b1b8bc

#b6b1bc

Tetradic

#bcbbb1

#b2bcb1

#b1b2bc

#bbb1bc

Square

#bcbbb1

#b1bcb6

#b1b2bc

#bcb1b8

Shades

Color #bcbbb1 mixed toward black.

#a09f90

#838170

#626154

#414138

#21201c

Tints

Color #bcbbb1 mixed toward white.

#c7c6be

#d2d2cb

#deddd8

#e9e8e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bcbbb1 mixed toward gray.

#bbbab2

#babab3

#b9b9b4

#b8b8b5

#b7b7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb3 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb4 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bcb5b6 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbb1]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbb1 (#bcbbb1) is rgb(188, 187, 177) in RGB.

No, #bcbbb1 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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