#bdb6a9

Color #bdb6a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6a9

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 169)

HSL

hsl(39, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 10.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.28, 0.2, 7.5)

LCH

lch(74.28, 7.5, 88.47)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0197, 83.02)

HWB

hwb(39, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9b0bd

Analogous

#bdaca9

#bdb6a9

#babda9

Triadic

#bdb6a9

#a9bdb6

#b6a9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6a9

#a9babd

#aca9bd

Tetradic

#bdb6a9

#b0bda9

#a9b0bd

#b6a9bd

Square

#bdb6a9

#a9bdac

#a9b0bd

#bda9ba

Shades

Color #bdb6a9 mixed toward black.

#a39987

#877c68

#655d4e

#443e34

#221f1a

Tints

Color #bdb6a9 mixed toward white.

#c8c2b7

#d3cec6

#dedbd4

#e9e7e2

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb6a9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb6ab

#bab5ac

#b8b5ae

#b6b4b0

#b5b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaac · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#babbad · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#bdafaf · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6a9]

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Floral White #fffaf0

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6a9 (#bdb6a9) is rgb(189, 182, 169) in RGB.

No, #bdb6a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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