#bcbdad

Color #bcbdad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbdad

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 173)

HSL

hsl(63.7, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.7, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 8.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.13, -3.21, 7.97)

LCH

lch(76.13, 8.59, 111.94)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0221, 109.83)

HWB

hwb(63.7, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeadbd

Analogous

#bdb6ad

#bcbdad

#b4bdad

Triadic

#bcbdad

#adbcbd

#bdadbc

Split-complementary

#bcbdad

#adb4bd

#b6adbd

Tetradic

#bcbdad

#adbdae

#aeadbd

#bdadbc

Square

#bcbdad

#adbdb6

#aeadbd

#bdadb4

Shades

Color #bcbdad mixed toward black.

#a1a28c

#84866c

#636451

#424336

#21211b

Tints

Color #bcbdad mixed toward white.

#c7c8bb

#d2d3c8

#deded6

#e9e9e4

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbdad mixed toward gray.

#bbbcae

#babab0

#b9b9b1

#b7b8b2

#b6b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb1 · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb2 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bcb4b5 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbdad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbdad]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbdad (#bcbdad) is rgb(188, 189, 173) in RGB.

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

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