#bcb9a0

Color #bcb9a0

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 13.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb9a0

RGB

rgb(188, 185, 160)

HSL

hsl(53.6, 17.3%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.6, 14.9%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 14.9%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.78, -3.24, 13.08)

LCH

lch(74.78, 13.48, 103.91)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0345, 101.54)

HWB

hwb(53.6, 62.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a0a3bc

Analogous

#bcaba0

#bcb9a0

#b1bca0

Triadic

#bcb9a0

#a0bcb9

#b9a0bc

Split-complementary

#bcb9a0

#a0b1bc

#aba0bc

Tetradic

#bcb9a0

#a3bca0

#a0a3bc

#b9a0bc

Square

#bcb9a0

#a0bcab

#a0a3bc

#bca0b1

Shades

Color #bcb9a0 mixed toward black.

#a4a07e

#888460

#666348

#444230

#222118

Tints

Color #bcb9a0 mixed toward white.

#c7c5b0

#d2d0c0

#dddccf

#e9e8df

#f4f3ef

Tones

Color #bcb9a0 mixed toward gray.

#bab7a2

#b7b5a5

#b5b3a7

#b3b2a9

#b0b0ac

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba6 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbba8 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bcabac · ΔE 16.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb9a0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb9a0]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcb9a0 (#bcb9a0) is rgb(188, 185, 160) in RGB.

No, #bcb9a0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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