#bcbc9a

Color #bcbc9a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbc9a

RGB

rgb(188, 188, 154)

HSL

hsl(60, 20.2%, 67.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 18.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 18.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.45, -5.76, 17.26)

LCH

lch(75.45, 18.2, 108.45)

OKLCH

oklch(78.6%, 0.0463, 107.46)

HWB

hwb(60, 60.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9abc

Analogous

#bcab9a

#bcbc9a

#abbc9a

Triadic

#bcbc9a

#9abcbc

#bc9abc

Split-complementary

#bcbc9a

#9aabbc

#ab9abc

Tetradic

#bcbc9a

#9abc9a

#9a9abc

#bc9abc

Square

#bcbc9a

#9abcab

#9a9abc

#bc9aab

Shades

Color #bcbc9a mixed toward black.

#a5a578

#89895b

#676744

#45452e

#222217

Tints

Color #bcbc9a mixed toward white.

#c7c7ab

#d2d2bc

#dedecd

#e9e9dd

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bcbc9a mixed toward gray.

#b9b99d

#b6b6a0

#b4b4a3

#b1b1a5

#aeaea8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#bcbca5 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#bcaaab · ΔE 20.4

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbc9a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbc9a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbc9a (#bcbc9a) is rgb(188, 188, 154) in RGB.

No, #bcbc9a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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