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#BCBAA8

#bcbaa8 ≈ Ash Gray

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bcbaa8 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.73% red, 72.94% green and 65.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.06% magenta, 10.64% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 54°, with 12.99% saturation and 69.8% 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 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ash Gray (#b2beb5), ΔE 6.73.

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Relative luminance0.4864

Complementary

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #a8aabc

Split complementary

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #a8b4bc
  3. #b0a8bc

Analogous

  1. #bcb0a8
  2. #bcbaa8
  3. #b4bca8

Triadic

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #a8bcba
  3. #baa8bc

Tetradic

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #aabca8
  3. #a8aabc
  4. #baa8bc

Square

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #a8bcb0
  3. #a8aabc
  4. #bca8b4

Monochromatic

  1. #737058
  2. #9b987d
  3. #bcbaa8
  4. #dddcd3
  5. #f6f6f3

Shades

#bcbaa8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #a9a797
  3. #969586
  4. #848276
  5. #717065
  6. #5e5d54
  7. #4b4a43
  8. #383832
  9. #262522
  10. #131311
  11. #000000

Tints

#bcbaa8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #c3c1b1
  3. #c9c8b9
  4. #d0cfc2
  5. #d7d6cb
  6. #deddd4
  7. #e4e3dc
  8. #ebeae5
  9. #f2f1ee
  10. #f8f8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bcbaa8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bcbaa8
  2. #b6b4a4
  3. #b0aea0
  4. #aaa99c
  5. #a4a398
  6. #9e9d94
  7. #989790
  8. #92918c
  9. #8c8c88
  10. #868684
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #babab3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #beb9a7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfbaa9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bfb7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bdb9a7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bebaa8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #beb8b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bcbaa8 {
  color: #bcbaa8;
}
Background
.bg-bcbaa8 {
  background-color: #bcbaa8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bcbaa8 {
  border: 2px solid #bcbaa8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bcbaa8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 188 186 168;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 13% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bcbaa8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bcbaa8, #b4bca8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bcbaa8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(188 186 168 / 0.35);
}

#b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 6.73 #c0c0c0 Silver ΔE 8.41 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 8.60 #e3dac9 Bone ΔE 9.01 #a9a9a9 Dark Gray ΔE 9.37 #a9a9a9 Dark Grey ΔE 9.37 #dbd7d2 Timberwolf ΔE 9.80 #434557 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Ash Gray
#bcbaa8  rgb(188, 186, 168)  hsl(54, 13%, 70%)  Ash Gray
#a8aabc  rgb(168, 170, 188)  hsl(234, 13%, 70%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a8bcba  rgb(168, 188, 186)  hsl(174, 13%, 70%)  Opal
#baa8bc  rgb(186, 168, 188)  hsl(294, 13%, 70%)  Pastel Purple