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#BCAE99 closest to Warm Neutral

#BCAE99 is a light gray; the closest named color is Warm Neutral. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 60.0% blue (rgb(188, 174, 153)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 21% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black. #BCAE99 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.65:1.

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Variations of #BCAE99

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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#BCAE99 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

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

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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.

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Tetradic

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

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BCAE99 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCAE99 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B7B19A
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4AE98
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AE98
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B7B19A
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B9B099
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C2AAA8
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEACA0
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B0B0B0
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B3AFAA

#BCAE99 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.18:1 Very poor#BCAE99 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.65:1 Very good#BCAE99 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAE99 in CSS

/* Warm Neutral */
.color { color: #BCAE99; }
.background { background-color: #BCAE99; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCAE99; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 174 153);
color: hsl(36 21% 67%);
color: oklch(0.757 0.033 78.1);

#BCAE99 FAQ

What color is #BCAE99?

#BCAE99 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCAE99?

#BCAE99 is rgb(188, 174, 153) in RGB, hsl(36, 21%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAE99?

The complementary color of #BCAE99 is #99A7BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAE99?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAE99: 9.65:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAE99 a warm or cool color?

#BCAE99 is a neutral color.