#bcb1aa

Color #bcb1aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb1aa

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 170)

HSL

hsl(23.3, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(23.3, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 9.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.92, 2.69, 4.98)

LCH

lch(72.92, 5.66, 61.62)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.016, 54.92)

HWB

hwb(23.3, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aab5bc

Analogous

#bcaaac

#bcb1aa

#bcbaaa

Triadic

#bcb1aa

#aabcb1

#b1aabc

Split-complementary

#bcb1aa

#aabcba

#aaacbc

Tetradic

#bcb1aa

#b5bcaa

#aab5bc

#b1aabc

Square

#bcb1aa

#acbcaa

#aab5bc

#baaabc

Shades

Color #bcb1aa mixed toward black.

#a29289

#857469

#64574f

#433a35

#211d1a

Tints

Color #bcb1aa mixed toward white.

#c7beb8

#d2cbc6

#ddd8d5

#e9e5e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bcb1aa mixed toward gray.

#bab1ac

#b9b2ad

#b7b2af

#b6b2b0

#b5b3b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b7ac · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b9ac · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bbadad · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb1aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb1aa]

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Frequently asked questions

#bcb1aa (#bcb1aa) is rgb(188, 177, 170) in RGB.

No, #bcb1aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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