#bcaea9

Color #bcaea9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcaea9

RGB

rgb(188, 174, 169)

HSL

hsl(15.8, 12.4%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.8, 10.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.4%, 10.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.11, 4.14, 4.37)

LCH

lch(72.11, 6.02, 46.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0177, 40.88)

HWB

hwb(15.8, 66.3%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b7bc

Analogous

#bca9ae

#bcaea9

#bcb7a9

Triadic

#bcaea9

#a9bcae

#aea9bc

Split-complementary

#bcaea9

#a9bcb7

#a9aebc

Tetradic

#bcaea9

#b7bca9

#a9b7bc

#aea9bc

Square

#bcaea9

#aebca9

#a9b7bc

#b7a9bc

Shades

Color #bcaea9 mixed toward black.

#a28f88

#867068

#64544e

#433834

#211c1a

Tints

Color #bcaea9 mixed toward white.

#c7bcb7

#d2c9c6

#ddd7d4

#e9e4e2

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcaea9 mixed toward gray.

#baafab

#b9b0ac

#b7b0ae

#b6b1af

#b4b2b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.77:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b6aa · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#b7b8ab · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#bbabab · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcaea9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcaea9]

Related colors

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bcaea9 (#bcaea9) is rgb(188, 174, 169) in RGB.

No, #bcaea9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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