Information about #BCADAD color

#BCADAD color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCADAD falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(188, 173, 173) — 73.7% red, 67.8% green, 67.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 6 / 26. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A calm, restrained earthy red, #BCADAD floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fantail (#BAAEA9). Nearby in the Register you will also find Milestone (#BEB1AC) and Black Shadows (#BFAFB2).

In RGB terms — rgb(188, 173, 173) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 9.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.2:1. No one has named #BCADAD so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BCADAD color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BCADAD color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCADAD color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#776161

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Black

#000000

#BCADAD color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCADAD color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#BCADAD color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #BCADAD

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fantail color link
Fantail

#BAAEA9

Milestone color link
Milestone

#BEB1AC

Black Shadows color link
Black Shadows

#BFAFB2

Half Perfect Taupe color link
Half Perfect Taupe

#BBB2A9

Silver Pink color link
Silver Pink

#C4AEAD

Pink Swan color link
Pink Swan

#BFB3B2

Half Mountain Mist color link
Half Mountain Mist

#B7B4B0

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Fashion Mauve color link
Fashion Mauve

#B5A8A8

Serene color link
Serene

#BDB0A3

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Half Foggy Grey color link
Half Foggy Grey

#B8B7AF

#BCADAD color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCADAD
  • RGB188, 173, 173
  • CMYK0, 6, 6, 26
  • CSSrgb(188, 173, 173)
  • HSL0°, 10%, 71%
  • HSL Precise0°, 10.067%, 70.784%
  • HSV0°, 8%, 74%
  • HSB0°, 8%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.678
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.678, 0.678)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.678, 0.678, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.678, 0.678)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB67.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCADAD
  • DECIMAL ID12365229
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited303 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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