Palettes / Colors / #BCBCA6

#BCBCA6 — Light Dusty Yellow

#BCBCA6 is a yellow color we call Light Dusty Yellow, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the yellow family.

#BCBCA6 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. 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 #A5A5BB; it also sits naturally between #BBB0A5 and #B0BBA5. 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 74% · Blue 65%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BCBCA6

.text { color: #BCBCA6; }
.background { background-color: #BCBCA6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BCBCA6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(188, 188, 166); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(60, 14%, 69%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BCBCA6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(188, 188, 166, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BCBCA6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(188, 188, 166, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BCBCA6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BCBCA6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5A5BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BCBCA6: #000000.

How #BCBCA6 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 #BCBCA6 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

← #BCBCA5  ·  #BCBCA7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BCBCA6?

#BCBCA6 is Light Dusty Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 188, 188, 166). Its closest standard named color is Silver.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BCBCA6?

#BCBCA6 is RGB 188, 188, 166 — HSL 60°, 14%, 69% — CMYK 0%, 0%, 12%, 26%.

What colors go with #BCBCA6?

Its complement is #A5A5BB; analogous partners are #BBB0A5 and #B0BBA5. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BCBCA6 for text?

Black text on #BCBCA6 has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.93:1.