#bcbc99

Color #bcbc99

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbc99

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 153)

HSL

hsl(60, 20.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 18.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 18.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.43, -5.91, 17.77)

LCH

lch(75.43, 18.73, 108.4)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0477, 107.45)

HWB

hwb(60, 60%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9999bc

Analogous

#bcab99

#bcbc99

#abbc99

Triadic

#bcbc99

#99bcbc

#bc99bc

Split-complementary

#bcbc99

#99abbc

#ab99bc

Tetradic

#bcbc99

#99bc99

#9999bc

#bc99bc

Square

#bcbc99

#99bcab

#9999bc

#bc99ab

Shades

Color #bcbc99 mixed toward black.

#a6a677

#89895a

#676744

#45452d

#222217

Tints

Color #bcbc99 mixed toward white.

#c7c7aa

#d2d2bb

#dedecc

#e9e9dd

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bcbc99 mixed toward gray.

#b9b99c

#b6b69f

#b3b3a2

#b0b0a5

#aeaea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca2 · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#bcbca5 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bca9ab · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbc99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbc99]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbc99 (#bcbc99) is rgb(188, 188, 153) in RGB.

No, #bcbc99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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