#bcbb96

Color #bcbb96

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbb96

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 150)

HSL

hsl(58.4, 22.1%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.4, 20.2%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 20.2%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.1, -5.83, 18.93)

LCH

lch(75.1, 19.81, 107.12)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0503, 106.27)

HWB

hwb(58.4, 58.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9697bc

Analogous

#bca896

#bcbb96

#aabc96

Triadic

#bcbb96

#96bcbb

#bb96bc

Split-complementary

#bcbb96

#96aabc

#a896bc

Tetradic

#bcbb96

#97bc96

#9697bc

#bb96bc

Square

#bcbb96

#96bca8

#9697bc

#bc96aa

Shades

Color #bcbb96 mixed toward black.

#a6a574

#8a8858

#676642

#45442c

#222216

Tints

Color #bcbb96 mixed toward white.

#c7c6a8

#d2d2b9

#deddcb

#e9e8dc

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bcbb96 mixed toward gray.

#b9b899

#b6b59c

#b3b2a0

#afafa3

#acaca6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca0 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbca2 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#bca7a9 · ΔE 22.3

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 14.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbb96;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbb96]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbb96 (#bcbb96) is rgb(188, 187, 150) in RGB.

No, #bcbb96 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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