#bcbdb2

Color #bcbdb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbdb2

RGB

rgb(188, 189, 178)

HSL

hsl(65.5, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.5, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.25, -2.34, 5.43)

LCH

lch(76.25, 5.91, 113.31)

OKLCH

oklch(79.4%, 0.0153, 111.04)

HWB

hwb(65.5, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b2bd

Analogous

#bdb9b2

#bcbdb2

#b7bdb2

Triadic

#bcbdb2

#b2bcbd

#bdb2bc

Split-complementary

#bcbdb2

#b2b7bd

#b9b2bd

Tetradic

#bcbdb2

#b2bdb3

#b3b2bd

#bdb2bc

Square

#bcbdb2

#b2bdb9

#b3b2bd

#bdb2b7

Shades

Color #bcbdb2 mixed toward black.

#9fa191

#828471

#626355

#414238

#21211c

Tints

Color #bcbdb2 mixed toward white.

#c7c8bf

#d2d3cc

#deded9

#e9e9e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bcbdb2 mixed toward gray.

#bbbcb3

#bbbbb4

#babab5

#b9b9b6

#b8b9b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb5 · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb5 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#bcb7b7 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbdb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbdb2]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbdb2 (#bcbdb2) is rgb(188, 189, 178) in RGB.

No, #bcbdb2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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