#bcbd9b

Color #bcbd9b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbd9b

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 155)

HSL

hsl(61.8, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(61.8, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 18%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.73, -6.13, 17.12)

LCH

lch(75.73, 18.18, 109.7)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0464, 108.75)

HWB

hwb(61.8, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c9bbd

Analogous

#bdad9b

#bcbd9b

#abbd9b

Triadic

#bcbd9b

#9bbcbd

#bd9bbc

Split-complementary

#bcbd9b

#9babbd

#ad9bbd

Tetradic

#bcbd9b

#9bbd9c

#9c9bbd

#bd9bbc

Square

#bcbd9b

#9bbdad

#9c9bbd

#bd9bab

Shades

Color #bcbd9b mixed toward black.

#a5a679

#898a5b

#676844

#44452e

#222317

Tints

Color #bcbd9b mixed toward white.

#c7c8ac

#d2d3bc

#dedecd

#e9e9de

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bcbd9b mixed toward gray.

#b9ba9e

#b7b7a1

#b4b5a4

#b1b2a6

#afafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca4 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbca6 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bcabac · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbd9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbd9b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbd9b (#bcbd9b) is rgb(188, 189, 155) in RGB.

No, #bcbd9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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