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#BCB2A5

#bcb2a5 ≈ Dark Gray

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcb2a5 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 69.8% green and 64.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.32% magenta, 12.23% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 33.91°, with 14.65% saturation and 69.22% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Gray (#a9a9a9), ΔE 7.48.

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Relative luminance0.4525

Complementary

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #a5afbc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #a5bbbc
  3. #a7a5bc

Analogous

  1. #bca7a5
  2. #bcb2a5
  3. #bbbca5

Triadic

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #a5bcb2
  3. #b2a5bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #afbca5
  3. #a5afbc
  4. #b2a5bc

Square

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #a5bca7
  3. #a5afbc
  4. #bca5bb

Monochromatic

  1. #736655
  2. #9b8c79
  3. #bcb2a5
  4. #ddd8d1
  5. #f6f5f3

Shades

#bcb2a5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #a9a095
  3. #968e84
  4. #847d74
  5. #716b63
  6. #5e5953
  7. #4b4742
  8. #383532
  9. #262421
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb2a5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #c3baae
  3. #c9c1b7
  4. #d0c9c0
  5. #d7d1c9
  6. #ded9d2
  7. #e4e0db
  8. #ebe8e4
  9. #f2f0ed
  10. #f8f7f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb2a5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb2a5
  2. #b6ada1
  3. #b0a89e
  4. #aaa39a
  5. #a49e96
  6. #9e9993
  7. #98948f
  8. #928f8b
  9. #8c8a87
  10. #868584
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b7b3ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6b2a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8b4a5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0afae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b8b2a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bab3a5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bfb0ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb2a5 {
  color: #bcb2a5;
}
Background
.bg-bcb2a5 {
  background-color: #bcb2a5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb2a5 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb2a5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb2a5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 178 165;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 15% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb2a5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb2a5, #bbbca5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb2a5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 178 165 / 0.35);
}

#a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 7.48 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 7.48 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 7.68 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.34 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.97 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.99 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 10.05 #434d5a Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Dark Gray
#bcb2a5  rgb(188, 178, 165)  hsl(34, 15%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#a5afbc  rgb(165, 175, 188)  hsl(214, 15%, 69%)  Dark Gray
#a5bcb2  rgb(165, 188, 178)  hsl(154, 15%, 69%)  Opal
#b2a5bc  rgb(178, 165, 188)  hsl(274, 15%, 69%)  Pastel Purple