#bcbcad

Color #bcbcad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbcad

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 173)

HSL

hsl(60, 10.1%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 8%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(75.87, -2.68, 7.59)

LCH

lch(75.87, 8.05, 109.45)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0207, 106.86)

HWB

hwb(60, 67.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adadbc

Analogous

#bcb5ad

#bcbcad

#b5bcad

Triadic

#bcbcad

#adbcbc

#bcadbc

Split-complementary

#bcbcad

#adb5bc

#b5adbc

Tetradic

#bcbcad

#adbcad

#adadbc

#bcadbc

Square

#bcbcad

#adbcb5

#adadbc

#bcadb5

Shades

Color #bcbcad mixed toward black.

#a1a18c

#85856c

#636351

#424236

#21211b

Tints

Color #bcbcad mixed toward white.

#c7c7bb

#d2d2c8

#deded6

#e9e9e4

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbcad mixed toward gray.

#bbbbae

#babab0

#b8b8b1

#b7b7b2

#b6b6b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb1 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb2 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bcb4b4 · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbcad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbcad]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbcad (#bcbcad) is rgb(188, 188, 173) in RGB.

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

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