#bcb8aa

Color #bcb8aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8aa

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 170)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 11.8%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 9.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 9.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.75, -1.06, 7.61)

LCH

lch(74.75, 7.68, 97.93)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0199, 93.74)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 66.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaebc

Analogous

#bcafaa

#bcb8aa

#b7bcaa

Triadic

#bcb8aa

#aabcb8

#b8aabc

Split-complementary

#bcb8aa

#aab7bc

#afaabc

Tetradic

#bcb8aa

#aebcaa

#aaaebc

#b8aabc

Square

#bcb8aa

#aabcaf

#aaaebc

#bcaab7

Shades

Color #bcb8aa mixed toward black.

#a29c89

#857f69

#645f4f

#434035

#21201a

Tints

Color #bcb8aa mixed toward white.

#c7c4b8

#d2d0c6

#dddcd5

#e9e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bcb8aa mixed toward gray.

#bab7ac

#b9b6ad

#b7b6af

#b6b5b0

#b5b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaae · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bbbbae · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#bcb0b1 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8aa]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8aa (#bcb8aa) is rgb(188, 184, 170) in RGB.

No, #bcb8aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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