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#BCB8A6

#bcb8a6 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcb8a6 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.16% green and 65.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.13% magenta, 11.7% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 14.1% saturation and 69.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 7.57.

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Relative luminance0.4773

Complementary

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #a6aabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #a6b5bc
  3. #ada6bc

Analogous

  1. #bcada6
  2. #bcb8a6
  3. #b5bca6

Triadic

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #a6bcb8
  3. #b8a6bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #aabca6
  3. #a6aabc
  4. #b8a6bc

Square

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #a6bcad
  3. #a6aabc
  4. #bca6b5

Monochromatic

  1. #736e56
  2. #9b957a
  3. #bcb8a6
  4. #dddbd2
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bcb8a6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #a9a695
  3. #969385
  4. #848174
  5. #716e64
  6. #5e5c53
  7. #4b4a42
  8. #383732
  9. #262521
  10. #131211
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcb8a6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #c3bfaf
  3. #c9c6b8
  4. #d0cdc1
  5. #d7d4ca
  6. #dedcd3
  7. #e4e3db
  8. #ebeae4
  9. #f2f1ed
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcb8a6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcb8a6
  2. #b6b2a2
  3. #b0ad9e
  4. #aaa79b
  5. #a4a297
  6. #9e9c93
  7. #98968f
  8. #92918b
  9. #8c8b88
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b9b8b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bcb7a5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdb8a7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c0b5b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bcb7a5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdb8a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb6ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcb8a6 {
  color: #bcb8a6;
}
Background
.bg-bcb8a6 {
  background-color: #bcb8a6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcb8a6 {
  border: 2px solid #bcb8a6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcb8a6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 184 166;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 14% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcb8a6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcb8a6, #b5bca6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcb8a6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 184 166 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 7.57 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.45 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.66 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.07 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.13 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.13 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.93 #434759 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bcb8a6  rgb(188, 184, 166)  hsl(49, 14%, 69%)  Ash Gray
#a6aabc  rgb(166, 170, 188)  hsl(229, 14%, 69%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a6bcb8  rgb(166, 188, 184)  hsl(169, 14%, 69%)  Opal
#b8a6bc  rgb(184, 166, 188)  hsl(289, 14%, 69%)  Pastel Purple