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#BCBB9B closest to Animal Kingdom

#BCBB9B is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Animal Kingdom. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 60.8% blue (rgb(188, 187, 155)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 20% saturation and 67% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black. #BCBB9B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.72:1.

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Variations of #BCBB9B

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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#BCBB9B 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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#BCBB9B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBB9B 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 #C2BA9C
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1B899
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B99A
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2BA9C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C0BA9C
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1B7B2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEB9A6
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB2

#BCBB9B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.96:1 Very poor#BCBB9B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.72:1 Very good#BCBB9B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBB9B in CSS

/* Animal Kingdom */
.color { color: #BCBB9B; }
.background { background-color: #BCBB9B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBB9B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 155);
color: hsl(58 20% 67%);
color: oklch(0.784 0.044 105.9);

#BCBB9B FAQ

What color is #BCBB9B?

#BCBB9B is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBB9B?

#BCBB9B is rgb(188, 187, 155) in RGB, hsl(58, 20%, 67%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBB9B?

The complementary color of #BCBB9B is #9B9CBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBB9B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBB9B: 10.72:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBB9B a warm or cool color?

#BCBB9B is a warm color.