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#BCBB9F closest to Ash

#BCBB9F is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Ash. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 62.4% blue (rgb(188, 187, 159)). Its HSL value is 58° hue, 18% saturation and 68% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 15% yellow and 26% black. #BCBB9F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.75:1.

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Variations of #BCBB9F

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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#BCBB9F 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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#BCBB9F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BCBB9F 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 #C1BAA0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0B99D
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BFB99E
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BAA0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBAA0
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C1B7B3
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BEB9A9
  • Achromatopsia 92% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #B9B9B9
  • Achromatomaly 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BABAB3

#BCBB9F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.95:1 Very poor#BCBB9F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.75:1 Very good#BCBB9F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBB9F in CSS

/* Ash */
.color { color: #BCBB9F; }
.background { background-color: #BCBB9F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBB9F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 159);
color: hsl(58 18% 68%);
color: oklch(0.785 0.038 105.6);

#BCBB9F FAQ

What color is #BCBB9F?

#BCBB9F is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Ash. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBB9F?

#BCBB9F is rgb(188, 187, 159) in RGB, hsl(58, 18%, 68%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 15%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBB9F?

The complementary color of #BCBB9F is #9FA0BC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBB9F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBB9F: 10.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBB9F a warm or cool color?

#BCBB9F is a warm color.