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#BCAFAF closest to Taupedo

#BCAFAF is a light gray; the closest named color is Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 68.6% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(188, 175, 175)). Its HSL value is 0° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BCAFAF is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.89:1.

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Variations of #BCAFAF

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

How #BCAFAF 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 #B4B3AF
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1B1AF
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B4B0AF
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B4B3AF
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6B1AF
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFAEAF
  • Tritanomaly 100% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDAFAF
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B2B2B2
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B4B1B1

#BCAFAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.12:1 Very poor#BCAFAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.89:1 Very good#BCAFAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCAFAF in CSS

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

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 175 175);
color: hsl(0 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.765 0.015 17.5);

#BCAFAF FAQ

What color is #BCAFAF?

#BCAFAF 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 #BCAFAF?

#BCAFAF is rgb(188, 175, 175) in RGB, hsl(0, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 7%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCAFAF?

The complementary color of #BCAFAF is #AFBCBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCAFAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCAFAF: 9.89:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCAFAF a warm or cool color?

#BCAFAF is a neutral color.