Palettes / Colors / #BCAEB5

#BCAEB5 — Silver Grey

#BCAEB5 is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BCAEB5 is a neutral gray color associated with neutrality and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AEBCB5; it also sits naturally between #BCAEBC and #BCAEAE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 74% · Green 68% · Blue 71%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 4% · Key 26%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BCAEB5

.text { color: #BCAEB5; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEB5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEB5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 181); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(330, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEB5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 181, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEB5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 181, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCAEB5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCAEB5">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCAEB5

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEBCB5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAEB5: #000000.

How #BCAEB5 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BCAEB5 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BCAEB4  ·  #BCAEB6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAEB5?

#BCAEB5 is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 174, 181). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEB5?

#BCAEB5 is RGB 188, 174, 181 — HSL 330°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 4%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCAEB5?

Its complement is #AEBCB5; analogous partners are #BCAEBC and #BCAEAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAEB5 for text?

Black text on #BCAEB5 has a contrast ratio of 9.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.13:1.