#bcbbb5

Color #bcbbb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbb5

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 181)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 5%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 3.7%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 3.7%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.8, -0.74, 3.16)

LCH

lch(75.8, 3.25, 103.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0084, 98.9)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 71%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b6bc

Analogous

#bcb8b5

#bcbbb5

#babcb5

Triadic

#bcbbb5

#b5bcbb

#bbb5bc

Split-complementary

#bcbbb5

#b5babc

#b8b5bc

Tetradic

#bcbbb5

#b6bcb5

#b5b6bc

#bbb5bc

Square

#bcbbb5

#b5bcb8

#b5b6bc

#bcb5ba

Shades

Color #bcbbb5 mixed toward black.

#9f9d95

#817f75

#616058

#41403a

#20201d

Tints

Color #bcbbb5 mixed toward white.

#c7c6c1

#d2d2ce

#deddda

#e9e8e6

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bcbbb5 mixed toward gray.

#bcbbb6

#bbbab6

#babab7

#bab9b7

#b9b9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb6 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb7 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#bcb8b8 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbb5]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbb5 (#bcbbb5) is rgb(188, 187, 181) in RGB.

No, #bcbbb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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