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#BCAEB6 closest to Nebulous December

#BCAEB6 is a light gray; the closest named color is Nebulous December. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.2% green and 71.4% blue (rgb(188, 174, 182)). Its HSL value is 326° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 26% black. #BCAEB6 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.87:1.

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Variations of #BCAEB6

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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#BCAEB6 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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#BCAEB6 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCAEB6 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 #B1B2B6
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AFB0B6
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B0B6
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B1B2B6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B5B1B6
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEAEB1
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDAEB4
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B3

#BCAEB6 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.13:1 Very poor#BCAEB6 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.87:1 Very good#BCAEB6 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAEB6 in CSS

/* Nebulous December */
.color { color: #BCAEB6; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEB6; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCAEB6; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 174 182);
color: hsl(326 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.019 342.2);

#BCAEB6 FAQ

What color is #BCAEB6?

#BCAEB6 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Nebulous December. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCAEB6?

#BCAEB6 is rgb(188, 174, 182) in RGB, hsl(326, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAEB6?

The complementary color of #BCAEB6 is #AEBCB4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAEB6?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAEB6: 9.87:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAEB6 a warm or cool color?

#BCAEB6 is a neutral color.