What color is #BCBEAE?

#BCBEAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BCBEAE?

The RGB value is 188, 190, 174: 188 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BCBEAE?

The complementary color is #B0AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BCBEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BCBEAE color

#BCBEAE rgb(188, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.7% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (188, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.11:1).

#BCBEAE color codes

HEX	`#BCBEAE`
RGB	`rgb(188, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.7%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.42, -3.56, 7.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.42, 8.61, 114.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.791, 50.574, 47.333)`
Decimal	`12369582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BCBEAE, 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 #BCBEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BCBEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.11:1	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 #BCBEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bcbeae; }
.text { color: #bcbeae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bcbeae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(188 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bcbeae, #b4beae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BCBEAE?: #BCBEAE is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BCBEAE?: The RGB value is 188, 190, 174: 188 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BCBEAE?: The complementary color is #B0AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BCBEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.11:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.