#bcb8af

Color #bcb8af

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.8 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb8af

RGB

rgb(188, 184, 175)

HSL

hsl(41.5, 8.8%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.5, 6.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 6.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.87, -0.2, 5.06)

LCH

lch(74.87, 5.06, 92.26)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0133, 86.99)

HWB

hwb(41.5, 68.6%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afb3bc

Analogous

#bcb2af

#bcb8af

#babcaf

Triadic

#bcb8af

#afbcb8

#b8afbc

Split-complementary

#bcb8af

#afbabc

#b2afbc

Tetradic

#bcb8af

#b3bcaf

#afb3bc

#b8afbc

Square

#bcb8af

#afbcb2

#afb3bc

#bcafba

Shades

Color #bcb8af mixed toward black.

#a09b8e

#847d6e

#635e53

#423f37

#211f1c

Tints

Color #bcb8af mixed toward white.

#c7c4bc

#d2d0ca

#dedcd7

#e9e7e4

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bcb8af mixed toward gray.

#bbb8b0

#bab7b1

#b9b7b2

#b8b6b3

#b7b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab1 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb2 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#bcb3b3 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb8af;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb8af]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bcb8af (#bcb8af) is rgb(188, 184, 175) in RGB.

No, #bcb8af is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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