#bcb18f

Color #bcb18f

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb18f

RGB

rgb(188, 177, 143)

HSL

hsl(45.3, 25.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.3, 23.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 23.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.31, -1.57, 18.85)

LCH

lch(72.31, 18.92, 94.76)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0481, 92.26)

HWB

hwb(45.3, 56.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f9abc

Analogous

#bc9a8f

#bcb18f

#b1bc8f

Triadic

#bcb18f

#8fbcb1

#b18fbc

Split-complementary

#bcb18f

#8fb1bc

#9a8fbc

Tetradic

#bcb18f

#9abc8f

#8f9abc

#b18fbc

Square

#bcb18f

#8fbc9a

#8f9abc

#bc8fb1

Shades

Color #bcb18f mixed toward black.

#a7996d

#8a7c53

#685d3e

#453e29

#231f15

Tints

Color #bcb18f mixed toward white.

#c7bea2

#d2cbb4

#ddd8c7

#e9e5da

#f4f2ec

Tones

Color #bcb18f mixed toward gray.

#b8af93

#b4ad97

#b1ab9a

#ada99e

#a9a7a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b798 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b99a · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#bb9fa0 · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 13.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb18f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb18f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bcb18f (#bcb18f) is rgb(188, 177, 143) in RGB.

No, #bcb18f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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