#bcb28f

Color #bcb28f

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb28f

RGB

rgb(188, 178, 143)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 25.1%, 64.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 23.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 23.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.57, -2.1, 19.21)

LCH

lch(72.57, 19.32, 96.24)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0491, 93.97)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 56.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8f99bc

Analogous

#bc9c8f

#bcb28f

#afbc8f

Triadic

#bcb28f

#8fbcb2

#b28fbc

Split-complementary

#bcb28f

#8fafbc

#9c8fbc

Tetradic

#bcb28f

#99bc8f

#8f99bc

#b28fbc

Square

#bcb28f

#8fbc9c

#8f99bc

#bc8faf

Shades

Color #bcb28f mixed toward black.

#a79a6d

#8a7e53

#685e3e

#453f29

#231f15

Tints

Color #bcb28f mixed toward white.

#c7bfa2

#d2ccb4

#ddd9c7

#e9e5da

#f4f2ec

Tones

Color #bcb28f mixed toward gray.

#b8b093

#b4ae97

#b1ac9a

#adaa9e

#a9a8a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.9:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b898 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#b8b99b · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bc9fa1 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb28f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb28f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#bcb28f (#bcb28f) is rgb(188, 178, 143) in RGB.

No, #bcb28f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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