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#BCAEAA Taupedo

#BCAEAA is a light gray named Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(188, 174, 170)). Its HSL value is 13° hue, 12% saturation and 70% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black. #BCAEAA is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.77:1.

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Variations of #BCAEAA

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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#BCAEAA 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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#BCAEAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

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

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B4B2AA
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1AFAA
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4AFAA
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B2AA
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B1AA
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C0ACAD
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEADAB
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B1B1B1
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B0AF

#BCAEAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.15:1 Very poor#BCAEAA text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.77:1 Very good#BCAEAA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAEAA in CSS

/* Taupedo */
.color { color: #BCAEAA; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCAEAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 174 170);
color: hsl(13 12% 70%);
color: oklch(0.761 0.017 36.5);

#BCAEAA FAQ

What color is #BCAEAA?

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

What is the RGB value of #BCAEAA?

#BCAEAA is rgb(188, 174, 170) in RGB, hsl(13, 12%, 70%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEAA?

The complementary color of #BCAEAA is #AAB8BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAEAA?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAEAA: 9.77:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAEAA a warm or cool color?

#BCAEAA is a neutral color.