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Information about #BCC9AB color

#BCC9AB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BCC9AB falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Low Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(188, 201, 171) — 73.7% red, 78.8% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 0 / 12 / 21. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BCC9AB reads as a calm, restrained zesty chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Clay Ash (#BDC8B3).

The recipe behind #BCC9AB is rgb(188, 201, 171), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BCC9AB: 12.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BCC9AB is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BCC9AB color variations

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

#BCC9AB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BCC9AB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BCC9AB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BCC9AB 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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#BCC9AB 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 #BCC9AB

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

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Clay Ash color link
Clay Ash

#BDC8B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Quarter Lemon Grass color link
Quarter Lemon Grass

#BABEAF

Kangaroo color link
Kangaroo

#C5C3B0

Tasman color link
Tasman

#BAC0B3

Pumice color link
Pumice

#BAC0B4

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Quarter Grey Olive color link
Quarter Grey Olive

#C2BCAB

Double Joanna color link
Double Joanna

#C9C5B0

#BCC9AB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BCC9AB
  • RGB188, 201, 171
  • CMYK5, 0, 12, 21
  • CSSrgb(188, 201, 171)
  • HSL86°, 22%, 73%
  • HSL Precise86°, 21.739%, 72.941%
  • HSV86°, 15%, 79%
  • HSB86°, 15%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.737
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.737, 0.788, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.737, 0.788, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.737, 0.788, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDBCC9AB
  • DECIMAL ID12372395
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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