#bcb589

Color #bcb589

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb589

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 137)

HSL

hsl(51.8, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.8, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 27.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.25, -4.53, 23.37)

LCH

lch(73.25, 23.8, 100.97)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0599, 100.09)

HWB

hwb(51.8, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8990bc

Analogous

#bc9b89

#bcb589

#a9bc89

Triadic

#bcb589

#89bcb5

#b589bc

Split-complementary

#bcb589

#89a9bc

#9b89bc

Tetradic

#bcb589

#90bc89

#8990bc

#b589bc

Square

#bcb589

#89bc9b

#8990bc

#bc89a9

Shades

Color #bcb589 mixed toward black.

#a89f66

#8a824e

#68623b

#454127

#232114

Tints

Color #bcb589 mixed toward white.

#c7c19d

#d2ceb0

#dddac4

#e9e6d8

#f4f3eb

Tones

Color #bcb589 mixed toward gray.

#b8b28d

#b3af91

#afac96

#aba99a

#a7a69e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b995 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#b9ba98 · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bc9ea0 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb589;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb589]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bcb589 (#bcb589) is rgb(188, 181, 137) in RGB.

No, #bcb589 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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