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#BCBBAE closest to Techno Taupe

#BCBBAE is a light gray; the closest named color is Techno Taupe. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 73.3% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(188, 187, 174)). Its HSL value is 56° hue, 9% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black. #BCBBAE is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.86:1.

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Variations of #BCBBAE

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

How #BCBBAE 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 #BEBBAE
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BEBAAD
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDBAAE
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #BEBBAE
  • Deuteranomaly 100% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BDBBAE
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEB9B7
  • Tritanomaly 99% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBAB2
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BABABA
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBAB7

#BCBBAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.93:1 Very poor#BCBBAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.86:1 Very good#BCBBAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBBAE in CSS

/* Techno Taupe */
.color { color: #BCBBAE; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBBAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 187 174);
color: hsl(56 9% 71%);
color: oklch(0.789 0.018 103.2);

#BCBBAE FAQ

What color is #BCBBAE?

#BCBBAE is a light gray. Its closest named color is Techno Taupe. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBBAE?

#BCBBAE is rgb(188, 187, 174) in RGB, hsl(56, 9%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBBAE?

The complementary color of #BCBBAE is #AEAFBC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBBAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBBAE: 10.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBBAE a warm or cool color?

#BCBBAE is a neutral color.