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#BCBEAD closest to Pelican

#BCBEAD is a light gray; the closest named color is Pelican. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 67.8% blue (rgb(188, 190, 173)). Its HSL value is 67° hue, 12% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black. #BCBEAD is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.11:1.

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Variations of #BCBEAD

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

How #BCBEAD 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 #C1BDAE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C1BCAC
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C0BDAC
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C1BDAE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #BFBDAD
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BEBCB9
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BDBDB3
  • Achromatopsia 95% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BCBCBC
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BCBDB9

#BCBEAD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.89:1 Very poor#BCBEAD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.11:1 Very good#BCBEAD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BCBEAD in CSS

/* Pelican */
.color { color: #BCBEAD; }
.background { background-color: #BCBEAD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BCBEAD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(188 190 173);
color: hsl(67 12% 71%);
color: oklch(0.795 0.024 112.4);

#BCBEAD FAQ

What color is #BCBEAD?

#BCBEAD is a light gray. Its closest named color is Pelican. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #BCBEAD?

#BCBEAD is rgb(188, 190, 173) in RGB, hsl(67, 12%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 9%, 25%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEAD?

The complementary color of #BCBEAD is #AFADBE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BCBEAD?

Black text has the best contrast on #BCBEAD: 11.11:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BCBEAD a warm or cool color?

#BCBEAD is a neutral color.