#BCA6AA#BCA6AA
#BCA6AA is a light, muted red. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.026 H 5.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCA6AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 166, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(349, 14%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(349, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 9.6%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.08, 8.67, 0.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.08, 8.72, 5.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.54% 0.0261 0.0024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.54% 0.026 5.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.6304, 40.8669, 43.7175) |
| Luminance | 0.4087 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 4.07
Dusty Pink
#D8A7B1
ΔE00 8.47
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.06
Light Mauve
#C292A1
ΔE00 9.48
Grey Pink
#C3909B
ΔE00 9.86
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 10.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCA6AA #A6BCB8
analogous
#BCA6B5 #BCA6AA #BCADA6
triadic
#BCA6AA #AABCA6 #A6AABC
tetradic
#BCA6AA #B5BCA6 #A6BCB8 #ADA6BC
square
#BCA6AA #B5BCA6 #A6BCB8 #ADA6BC
split-complementary
#BCA6AA #A6BCAD #A6B5BC
monochromatic
#846369 #A28389 #BCA6AA #D6C9CB #F1ECED
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#BCA6AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#BCA6AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCA6AA
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCA6AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCA6AA | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEADAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1A5A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bca6aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 166, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.026 5.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c0c3',
500: '#bca6aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bca6aa; $custom-light: #d0c0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bca6aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 166,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 349.091,
"s": 14.103,
"l": 69.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74538,
"c": 0.02619,
"h": 5.3
},
"luminance": 0.40866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCA6AA
secondary
#DCE2E1
accent
#988B4D
background
#FCFBFB
surface
#F9F7F7
border
#D2D0D0
text
#141212
muted
#828181