#bcbcb2

Color #bcbcb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbcb2

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 178)

HSL

hsl(60, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.99, -1.81, 5.06)

LCH

lch(75.99, 5.37, 109.68)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0139, 106.74)

HWB

hwb(60, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b2bc

Analogous

#bcb7b2

#bcbcb2

#b7bcb2

Triadic

#bcbcb2

#b2bcbc

#bcb2bc

Split-complementary

#bcbcb2

#b2b7bc

#b7b2bc

Tetradic

#bcbcb2

#b2bcb2

#b2b2bc

#bcb2bc

Square

#bcbcb2

#b2bcb7

#b2b2bc

#bcb2b7

Shades

Color #bcbcb2 mixed toward black.

#a0a092

#828272

#626255

#414139

#21211c

Tints

Color #bcbcb2 mixed toward white.

#c7c7bf

#d2d2cc

#deded9

#e9e9e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bcbcb2 mixed toward gray.

#bbbbb3

#babab4

#babab5

#b9b9b5

#b8b8b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb4 · ΔE 0.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb5 · ΔE 1.4

Tritanopia

#bcb6b7 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbcb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbcb2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbcb2 (#bcbcb2) is rgb(188, 188, 178) in RGB.

No, #bcbcb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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