#bcb9ae

Color #bcb9ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9ae

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 174)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 9.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 7.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 7.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.11, -0.91, 5.95)

LCH

lch(75.11, 6.02, 98.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0156, 94.4)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 68.2%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb1bc

Analogous

#bcb2ae

#bcb9ae

#b8bcae

Triadic

#bcb9ae

#aebcb9

#b9aebc

Split-complementary

#bcb9ae

#aeb8bc

#b2aebc

Tetradic

#bcb9ae

#b1bcae

#aeb1bc

#b9aebc

Square

#bcb9ae

#aebcb2

#aeb1bc

#bcaeb8

Shades

Color #bcb9ae mixed toward black.

#a19d8d

#847f6d

#635f52

#424037

#21201b

Tints

Color #bcb9ae mixed toward white.

#c7c5bc

#d2d0c9

#dedcd7

#e9e8e4

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bcb9ae mixed toward gray.

#bbb8af

#bab8b0

#b9b7b2

#b7b6b3

#b6b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb1 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb1 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bcb3b3 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9ae]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9ae (#bcb9ae) is rgb(188, 185, 174) in RGB.

No, #bcb9ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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