Palettes / Colors / #BCBBAE

#BCBBAE — Silver Grey

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

#BCBBAE 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 #AEAFBC; it also sits naturally between #BCB4AE and #B6BCAE. 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 73% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 7% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBBAE

.text { color: #BCBBAE; }
.background { background-color: #BCBBAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBBAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 187, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(56, 9%, 71%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBBAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 187, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBBAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 187, 174, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #BCBBAE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AEAFBC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBBAE: #000000.

How #BCBBAE 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 #BCBBAE 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

← #BCBBAD  ·  #BCBBAF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBBAE?

#BCBBAE is Silver Grey, a gray color (RGB 188, 187, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBBAE?

#BCBBAE is RGB 188, 187, 174 — HSL 56°, 9%, 71% — CMYK 0%, 1%, 7%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBBAE?

Its complement is #AEAFBC; analogous partners are #BCB4AE and #B6BCAE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBBAE for text?

Black text on #BCBBAE has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.