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#BCABA2 Mushroom

#BCABA2 is a light gray named Mushroom. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 67.1% green and 63.5% blue (rgb(188, 171, 162)). Its HSL value is 21° hue, 16% saturation and 69% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black. #BCABA2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.49:1.

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Variations of #BCABA2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BCABA2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BCABA2A2B3BC
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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

BCABA2A2BCB8A2A6BC
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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

BCABA2A2BCABABA2BC
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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

BCABA2B3BCA2A2B3BCABA2BC
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BCABA2A6BCA2A2B3BCB8A2BC
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#BCABA2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCABA2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3B0A2
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFACA1
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B3ACA2
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3B0A2
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AEA2
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1A8A8
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEAAA5
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AEAEAE
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B2ADAB

#BCABA2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.21:1 Very poor#BCABA2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.49:1 Very good#BCABA2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCABA2 in CSS

/* Mushroom */
.color { color: #BCABA2; }
.background { background-color: #BCABA2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCABA2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 171 162);
color: hsl(21 16% 69%);
color: oklch(0.753 0.024 49.8);

#BCABA2 FAQ

What color is #BCABA2?

#BCABA2 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Mushroom. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCABA2?

#BCABA2 is rgb(188, 171, 162) in RGB, hsl(21, 16%, 69%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCABA2?

The complementary color of #BCABA2 is #A2B3BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCABA2?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCABA2: 9.49:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCABA2 a warm or cool color?

#BCABA2 is a neutral color.