#bcbbb9

Color #bcbbb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.12 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbbb9

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 185)

HSL

hsl(40, 2.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 1.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 1.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.91, -0.02, 1.13)

LCH

lch(75.91, 1.13, 91.01)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.003, 84.29)

HWB

hwb(40, 72.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9babc

Analogous

#bcb9b9

#bcbbb9

#bbbcb9

Triadic

#bcbbb9

#b9bcbb

#bbb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcbbb9

#b9bbbc

#b9b9bc

Tetradic

#bcbbb9

#babcb9

#b9babc

#bbb9bc

Square

#bcbbb9

#b9bcb9

#b9babc

#bcb9bb

Shades

Color #bcbbb9 mixed toward black.

#9e9c99

#7f7d7a

#5f5e5b

#403f3d

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bcbbb9 mixed toward white.

#c7c6c5

#d2d2d0

#dddddc

#e9e8e8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bcbbb9 mixed toward gray.

#bcbbb9

#bbbbb9

#bbbbba

#bbbaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#bcbaba · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbbb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbbb9]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bcbbb9 (#bcbbb9) is rgb(188, 187, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcbbb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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