Palettes / Colors / #BCAEBD

#BCAEBD — Silver Grey

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

#BCAEBD 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 #AFBCAE; it also sits naturally between #B4AEBC and #BCAEB6. 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 74%

Cyan 1% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCAEBD

.text { color: #BCAEBD; }
.background { background-color: #BCAEBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCAEBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 174, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(296, 10%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCAEBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 174, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCAEBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 174, 189, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCAEBD

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AFBCAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCAEBD: #000000.

How #BCAEBD 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 #BCAEBD 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

← #BCAEBC  ·  #BCAEBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCAEBD?

#BCAEBD is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 174, 189). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCAEBD?

#BCAEBD is RGB 188, 174, 189 — HSL 296°, 10%, 71% — CMYK 1%, 8%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCAEBD?

Its complement is #AFBCAE; analogous partners are #B4AEBC and #BCAEB6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCAEBD for text?

Black text on #BCAEBD has a contrast ratio of 9.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.12:1.