#bcbbad

Color #bcbbad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbad

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 173)

HSL

hsl(56, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 8%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.61, -2.15, 7.21)

LCH

lch(75.61, 7.52, 106.6)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0194, 103.39)

HWB

hwb(56, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adaebc

Analogous

#bcb4ad

#bcbbad

#b6bcad

Triadic

#bcbbad

#adbcbb

#bbadbc

Split-complementary

#bcbbad

#adb6bc

#b4adbc

Tetradic

#bcbbad

#aebcad

#adaebc

#bbadbc

Square

#bcbbad

#adbcb4

#adaebc

#bcadb6

Shades

Color #bcbbad mixed toward black.

#a1a08c

#85836c

#636251

#424136

#21211b

Tints

Color #bcbbad mixed toward white.

#c7c6bb

#d2d2c8

#deddd6

#e9e8e4

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbbad mixed toward gray.

#bbbaae

#bab9b0

#b8b8b1

#b7b7b2

#b6b6b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb1 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb1 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bcb3b4 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbad]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbad (#bcbbad) is rgb(188, 187, 173) in RGB.

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

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