#bbbdae

Color #bbbdae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbdae

RGB

rgb(187, 189, 174)

HSL

hsl(68, 10.2%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(68, 7.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 0%, 7.9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.08, -3.39, 7.34)

LCH

lch(76.08, 8.09, 114.79)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0209, 113.13)

HWB

hwb(68, 68.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b0aebd

Analogous

#bdb8ae

#bbbdae

#b4bdae

Triadic

#bbbdae

#aebbbd

#bdaebb

Split-complementary

#bbbdae

#aeb4bd

#b8aebd

Tetradic

#bbbdae

#aebdb0

#b0aebd

#bdaebb

Square

#bbbdae

#aebdb8

#b0aebd

#bdaeb4

Shades

Color #bbbdae mixed toward black.

#9fa28d

#82856d

#626452

#414336

#21211b

Tints

Color #bbbdae mixed toward white.

#c6c8bc

#d2d3c9

#ddded7

#e8e9e4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bbbdae mixed toward gray.

#babcaf

#b9bbb1

#b8b9b2

#b7b8b3

#b6b7b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11:1

Black text reads better on this background (11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb2 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb3 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#bbb5b5 · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbdae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbdae]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbdae (#bbbdae) is rgb(187, 189, 174) in RGB.

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

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