Palettes / Colors / #BCB5AE

#BCB5AE — Silver Grey

#BCB5AE is a gray color we call Silver Grey, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the gray family.

#BCB5AE 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 #AEB5BC; it also sits naturally between #BCAEAE and #BCBCAE. 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 71% · Blue 68%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCB5AE

.text { color: #BCB5AE; }
.background { background-color: #BCB5AE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCB5AE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 181, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCB5AE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 181, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCB5AE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 181, 174, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCB5AE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCB5AE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BCB5AE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEB5BC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCB5AE: #000000.

How #BCB5AE 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 #BCB5AE 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

← #BCB5AD  ·  #BCB5AF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCB5AE?

#BCB5AE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 181, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCB5AE?

#BCB5AE is RGB 188, 181, 174 — HSL 30°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 4%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCB5AE?

Its complement is #AEB5BC; analogous partners are #BCAEAE and #BCBCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCB5AE for text?

Black text on #BCB5AE has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.03:1.