#bcb490

Color #bcb490

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb490

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 144)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 24.7%, 65.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 23.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 23.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.12, -3.02, 19.43)

LCH

lch(73.12, 19.66, 98.83)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0499, 96.91)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 56.5%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9098bc

Analogous

#bc9e90

#bcb490

#aebc90

Triadic

#bcb490

#90bcb4

#b490bc

Split-complementary

#bcb490

#90aebc

#9e90bc

Tetradic

#bcb490

#98bc90

#9098bc

#b490bc

Square

#bcb490

#90bc9e

#9098bc

#bc90ae

Shades

Color #bcb490 mixed toward black.

#a79d6e

#8a8053

#68603f

#45402a

#232015

Tints

Color #bcb490 mixed toward white.

#c7c1a3

#d2cdb5

#dddac8

#e9e6da

#f4f3ed

Tones

Color #bcb490 mixed toward gray.

#b8b294

#b5af97

#b1ad9b

#adab9f

#aaa8a2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.07:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99a · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9ba9c · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bca1a2 · ΔE 21.2

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 13.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb490;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb490]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#bcb490 (#bcb490) is rgb(188, 180, 144) in RGB.

No, #bcb490 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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