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#BCADA4 Color

#BCADA4 is rgb(188, 173, 164) in RGB, hsl(22, 15%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BCADA4
HEX#BCADA4
RGBrgb(188, 173, 164)
HSLhsl(22, 15%, 69%)
HSVhsv(22, 13%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(75.8% 0.022 53.2)
LABlab(71.82% 4.44 6.69)
LCHlch(71.82% 8.03 56.46)

What #BCADA4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BCADA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every orange in the library.

#BCADA4 Channel Values

How #BCADA4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 188 · G 173 · B 1648-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 22° · S 15% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 22° · S 13% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 8% · Y 13% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BCADA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BCADA4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BCADA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BCADA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BCADA4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BCADA4.

How #BCADA4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BCADA4
Protanopia#B0B0A4
Protanomaly#B5AFA4
Deuteranopia#B2B2A4
Deuteranomaly#B6B0A4
Tritanopia#BDACAC
Tritanomaly#BDACA9
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BCADA4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bcada4: #BCADA4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BCADA4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bcada4': '#BCADA4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.737, green: 0.678, blue: 0.643)
Android XML<color name="color_bcada4">#BCADA4</color>
SVG fillfill="#BCADA4"

More Orange Colors

#BCADA4 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BCADA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BCADA4?

#BCADA4 is a light orange — rgb(188, 173, 164) in RGB and hsl(22, 15%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Silver Pink (#C4AEAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #BCADA4?

#BCADA4 is rgb(188, 173, 164) — red 188, green 173, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BCADA4?

#BCADA4 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BCADA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BCADA4 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BCADA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BCADA4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkgray (#A9A9A9) at a CIE76 distance of 8.43, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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