#bcbcb9

Color #bcbcb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.22 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbcb9

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 185)

HSL

hsl(60, 2.2%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 1.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(76.17, -0.55, 1.51)

LCH

lch(76.17, 1.61, 110.01)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0042, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 72.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b9bc

Analogous

#bcbab9

#bcbcb9

#babcb9

Triadic

#bcbcb9

#b9bcbc

#bcb9bc

Split-complementary

#bcbcb9

#b9babc

#bab9bc

Tetradic

#bcbcb9

#b9bcb9

#b9b9bc

#bcb9bc

Square

#bcbcb9

#b9bcba

#b9b9bc

#bcb9ba

Shades

Color #bcbcb9 mixed toward black.

#9e9e99

#7f7f7a

#5f5f5b

#40403d

#20201e

Tints

Color #bcbcb9 mixed toward white.

#c7c7c5

#d2d2d0

#dddddc

#e9e9e8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bcbcb9 mixed toward gray.

#bcbcb9

#bbbbb9

#bbbbba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 0.5

Tritanopia

#bcbaba · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbcb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbcb9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbcb9 (#bcbcb9) is rgb(188, 188, 185) in RGB.

No, #bcbcb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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