What color is #BCBAAE?

#BCBAAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBAAE?

The RGB value is 188, 186, 174: 188 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBAAE?

The complementary color is #AEB0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBAAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBAAE color

#BCBAAE rgb(188, 186, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BCBAAE is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 72.9% green and 68.2% blue (188, 186, 174).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 9% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#BCBAAE color codes

HEX	`#BCBAAE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 186, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 72.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 9%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 7%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.37, -1.44, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.37, 6.49, 102.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.937, 48.865, 47.048)`
Decimal	`12368558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBAAE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BCBAAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBAAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BCBAAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbaae; }
.text { color: #bcbaae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbaae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 186 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbaae, #b7bcae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BCBAAE?: #BCBAAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBAAE?: The RGB value is 188, 186, 174: 188 red, 186 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBAAE?: The complementary color is #AEB0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBAAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.