#bcbf99

Color #bcbf99

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbf99

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 153)

HSL

hsl(64.7, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.7, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 19.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.22, -7.48, 18.87)

LCH

lch(76.22, 20.3, 111.62)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0517, 111.2)

HWB

hwb(64.7, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c99bf

Analogous

#bfaf99

#bcbf99

#a9bf99

Triadic

#bcbf99

#99bcbf

#bf99bc

Split-complementary

#bcbf99

#99a9bf

#af99bf

Tetradic

#bcbf99

#99bf9c

#9c99bf

#bf99bc

Square

#bcbf99

#99bfaf

#9c99bf

#bf99a9

Shades

Color #bcbf99 mixed toward black.

#a5a976

#898d58

#676a42

#44472c

#222316

Tints

Color #bcbf99 mixed toward white.

#c7caaa

#d2d4bb

#dedfcc

#e9eadd

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bcbf99 mixed toward gray.

#b9bc9c

#b7b99f

#b4b6a3

#b1b2a6

#afafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbda3 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbda6 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bcabac · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 14.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbf99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbf99]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbf99 (#bcbf99) is rgb(188, 191, 153) in RGB.

No, #bcbf99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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