Information about #BCBAB4 color

#BCBAB4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCBAB4 falls into the Orange Color Family — Desaturated, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 186, 180) — 73.7% red, 72.9% green, 70.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 1 / 3 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BCBAB4 is a softly muted balanced grey tone that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Eighth Stonehenge (#BDB9B2). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Eighth Castle Rock (#BEBDB4) and Rakaia (#BAB7B5).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 186, 180) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCBAB4: 10.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for white. #BCBAB4 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BCBAB4 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCBAB4 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCBAB4 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCBAB4 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCBAB4 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCBAB4 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.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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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.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCBAB4

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Eighth Stonehenge color link
Eighth Stonehenge

#BDB9B2

Eighth Castle Rock color link
Eighth Castle Rock

#BEBDB4

Rakaia color link
Rakaia

#BAB7B5

Half Silver Chalice color link
Half Silver Chalice

#B7BAB6

Tide color link
Tide

#BFB8B0

Eighth Friar Grey color link
Eighth Friar Grey

#C1BCB4

Eighth Tapa color link
Eighth Tapa

#B7B8B2

Cotton Seed color link
Cotton Seed

#BFBAAF

Grey Nickel color link
Grey Nickel

#BDBAAE

Half Atmosphere color link
Half Atmosphere

#BEBFB7

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

#BCBAB4 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCBAB4
  • RGB188, 186, 180
  • CMYK0, 1, 3, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 186, 180)
  • HSL45°, 6%, 72%
  • HSL Precise45°, 5.634%, 72.157%
  • HSV45°, 4%, 74%
  • HSB45°, 4%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.729
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.729, 0.706)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.729, 0.706, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.729, 0.706)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB70.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCBAB4
  • DECIMAL ID12368564
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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