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#BCB6AD Ghost Writer

#BCB6AD is a light gray named Ghost Writer. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 71.4% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(188, 182, 173)). Its HSL value is 36° hue, 10% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black. #BCB6AD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.43:1.

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Variations of #BCB6AD

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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#BCB6AD 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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#BCB6AD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCB6AD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #BAB7AD
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9B6AC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BAB6AD
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BAB7AD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BBB7AD
  • Tritanopia 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BFB4B3
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDB5B0
  • Achromatopsia 97% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B7B7B7
  • Achromatomaly 98% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #B8B7B4

#BCB6AD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.01:1 Very poor#BCB6AD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.43:1 Very good#BCB6AD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCB6AD in CSS

/* Ghost Writer */
.color { color: #BCB6AD; }
.background { background-color: #BCB6AD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCB6AD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 182 173);
color: hsl(36 10% 71%);
color: oklch(0.779 0.014 78.2);

#BCB6AD FAQ

What color is #BCB6AD?

#BCB6AD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Ghost Writer. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCB6AD?

#BCB6AD is rgb(188, 182, 173) in RGB, hsl(36, 10%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 3%, 8%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCB6AD?

The complementary color of #BCB6AD is #ADB3BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCB6AD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCB6AD: 10.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCB6AD a warm or cool color?

#BCB6AD is a neutral color.