#bcbfab

Color #bcbfab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbfab

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 171)

HSL

hsl(69, 13.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(69, 10.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 10.5%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.61, -4.6, 9.74)

LCH

lch(76.61, 10.77, 115.28)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0277, 114.07)

HWB

hwb(69, 67.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeabbf

Analogous

#bfb8ab

#bcbfab

#b2bfab

Triadic

#bcbfab

#abbcbf

#bfabbc

Split-complementary

#bcbfab

#abb2bf

#b8abbf

Tetradic

#bcbfab

#abbfae

#aeabbf

#bfabbc

Square

#bcbfab

#abbfb8

#aeabbf

#bfabb2

Shades

Color #bcbfab mixed toward black.

#a1a589

#848968

#63674e

#424434

#21221a

Tints

Color #bcbfab mixed toward white.

#c7cab9

#d2d4c7

#dedfd5

#e9eae3

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bcbfab mixed toward gray.

#bbbdad

#babcae

#b9bab0

#b7b8b2

#b6b7b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb0 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb1 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#bcb4b5 · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbfab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbfab]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbfab (#bcbfab) is rgb(188, 191, 171) in RGB.

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

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