#bbbcb2

Color #bbbcb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbcb2

RGB

rgb(187, 188, 178)

HSL

hsl(66, 6.9%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(66, 5.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 5.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.91, -2.16, 4.93)

LCH

lch(75.91, 5.38, 113.66)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0139, 111.57)

HWB

hwb(66, 69.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b2bc

Analogous

#bcb8b2

#bbbcb2

#b6bcb2

Triadic

#bbbcb2

#b2bbbc

#bcb2bb

Split-complementary

#bbbcb2

#b2b6bc

#b8b2bc

Tetradic

#bbbcb2

#b2bcb3

#b3b2bc

#bcb2bb

Square

#bbbcb2

#b2bcb8

#b3b2bc

#bcb2b6

Shades

Color #bbbcb2 mixed toward black.

#9ea092

#818272

#616255

#404139

#20211c

Tints

Color #bbbcb2 mixed toward white.

#c6c7bf

#d2d2cc

#ddded9

#e8e9e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bbbcb2 mixed toward gray.

#babbb3

#babab4

#b9bab5

#b8b9b5

#b8b8b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb5 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#bbb6b7 · ΔE 7.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbcb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbcb2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbcb2 (#bbbcb2) is rgb(187, 188, 178) in RGB.

No, #bbbcb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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