#bcb494

Color #bcb494

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb494

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 148)

HSL

hsl(48, 23%, 65.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 21.3%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 21.3%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.2, -2.43, 17.38)

LCH

lch(73.2, 17.55, 97.96)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0447, 95.65)

HWB

hwb(48, 58%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#949cbc

Analogous

#bca094

#bcb494

#b0bc94

Triadic

#bcb494

#94bcb4

#b494bc

Split-complementary

#bcb494

#94b0bc

#a094bc

Tetradic

#bcb494

#9cbc94

#949cbc

#b494bc

Square

#bcb494

#94bca0

#949cbc

#bc94b0

Shades

Color #bcb494 mixed toward black.

#a69c72

#8a7f56

#676041

#45402b

#222016

Tints

Color #bcb494 mixed toward white.

#c7c1a6

#d2cdb8

#dedaca

#e9e6db

#f4f3ed

Tones

Color #bcb494 mixed toward gray.

#b9b297

#b5b09b

#b2ae9e

#afaca1

#abaaa5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99d · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9ba9e · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bca3a4 · ΔE 19.5

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 12.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb494;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb494]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bcb494 (#bcb494) is rgb(188, 180, 148) in RGB.

No, #bcb494 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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