Information about #BCA8AC color
Basic facts about this digital color
A softly toned earthy red, #BCA8AC has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fantail (#BAAEA9). Slightly further away sit Fashion Mauve (#B5A8A8) and Milestone (#BEB1AC).
The recipe behind #BCA8AC is rgb(188, 168, 172), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCA8AC: 9.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#BCA8AC color variations
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#BCA8AC color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#BCA8AC color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BCA8AC color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#BCA8AC color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#BCA8AC color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #BCA8AC color
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Nearest named colors to #BCA8AC
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BAAEA9
#B5A8A8
#BEB1AC
#BFAFB2
#C4AEAD
#B7A8A3
#BBB2A9
#C6ABA9
#BDB0A3
#B1A9B1
#BBADA1
#B0ACAE
#BCA8AC color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#BCA8AC
- RGB188, 168, 172
- CMYK0, 8, 6, 26
- CSSrgb(188, 168, 172)
- HSL348°, 13%, 70%
- HSL Precise348°, 12.987%, 69.804%
- HSV348°, 11%, 74%
- HSB348°, 11%, 74%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.675
- GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.659, 0.675)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.659, 0.675, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.659, 0.675)
- Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
- Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB67.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDBCA8AC
- DECIMAL ID12363948
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
