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#BCB0AE closest to Taupedo

#BCB0AE is a light gray; the closest named color is Taupedo. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 69.0% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(188, 176, 174)). Its HSL value is 9° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BCB0AE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.96:1.

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Variations of #BCB0AE

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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#BCB0AE 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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#BCB0AE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB0AE 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 #B5B3AE
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2B1AE
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B5B1AE
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B5B3AE
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B7B2AE
  • Tritanopia 99% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFAFAF
  • Tritanomaly 99% 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 #B5B2B1

#BCB0AE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.11:1 Very poor#BCB0AE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.96:1 Very good#BCB0AE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB0AE in CSS

/* Taupedo */
.color { color: #BCB0AE; }
.background { background-color: #BCB0AE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB0AE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 176 174);
color: hsl(9 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.767 0.014 28.9);

#BCB0AE FAQ

What color is #BCB0AE?

#BCB0AE 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 #BCB0AE?

#BCB0AE is rgb(188, 176, 174) in RGB, hsl(9, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 6%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB0AE?

The complementary color of #BCB0AE is #AEBABC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB0AE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB0AE: 9.96:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB0AE a warm or cool color?

#BCB0AE is a neutral color.