#bcbda8

Color #bcbda8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.39 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbda8

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 168)

HSL

hsl(62.9, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.9, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 11.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.02, -4.05, 10.51)

LCH

lch(76.02, 11.26, 111.07)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0289, 109.19)

HWB

hwb(62.9, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a8bd

Analogous

#bdb4a8

#bcbda8

#b1bda8

Triadic

#bcbda8

#a8bcbd

#bda8bc

Split-complementary

#bcbda8

#a8b1bd

#b4a8bd

Tetradic

#bcbda8

#a8bda9

#a9a8bd

#bda8bc

Square

#bcbda8

#a8bdb4

#a9a8bd

#bda8b1

Shades

Color #bcbda8 mixed toward black.

#a2a386

#868767

#64654d

#434433

#21221a

Tints

Color #bcbda8 mixed toward white.

#c7c8b7

#d2d3c5

#ddded4

#e9e9e2

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbda8 mixed toward gray.

#babbaa

#b9b9ac

#b7b8ad

#b6b6af

#b4b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcad · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbcaf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bcb1b2 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 9.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbda8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbda8]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbda8 (#bcbda8) is rgb(188, 189, 168) in RGB.

No, #bcbda8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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