#bcb5ab

Color #bcb5ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.07 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb5ab

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 171)

HSL

hsl(35.3, 11.3%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.3, 9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.98, 0.71, 5.97)

LCH

lch(73.98, 6.01, 83.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0161, 77.09)

HWB

hwb(35.3, 67.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb2bc

Analogous

#bcacab

#bcb5ab

#bbbcab

Triadic

#bcb5ab

#abbcb5

#b5abbc

Split-complementary

#bcb5ab

#abbbbc

#acabbc

Tetradic

#bcb5ab

#b2bcab

#abb2bc

#b5abbc

Square

#bcb5ab

#abbcac

#abb2bc

#bcabbb

Shades

Color #bcb5ab mixed toward black.

#a2988a

#857a6a

#645c50

#433d35

#211f1b

Tints

Color #bcb5ab mixed toward white.

#c7c1b9

#d2cec7

#dedad5

#e9e6e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bcb5ab mixed toward gray.

#bbb5ac

#b9b5ae

#b8b4af

#b6b4b1

#b5b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.34:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ad · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b9baae · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bcafb0 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb5ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb5ab]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bcb5ab (#bcb5ab) is rgb(188, 181, 171) in RGB.

No, #bcb5ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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