#bdb6ac

Color #bdb6ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6ac

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 172)

HSL

hsl(35.3, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(35.3, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.35, 0.71, 5.97)

LCH

lch(74.35, 6.01, 83.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0161, 77.09)

HWB

hwb(35.3, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb3bd

Analogous

#bdaeac

#bdb6ac

#bcbdac

Triadic

#bdb6ac

#acbdb6

#b6acbd

Split-complementary

#bdb6ac

#acbcbd

#aeacbd

Tetradic

#bdb6ac

#b3bdac

#acb3bd

#b6acbd

Square

#bdb6ac

#acbdae

#acb3bd

#bdacbc

Shades

Color #bdb6ac mixed toward black.

#a2998b

#867b6b

#655c50

#433d35

#221f1b

Tints

Color #bdb6ac mixed toward white.

#c8c2ba

#d3cec8

#dedbd6

#e9e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb6ac mixed toward gray.

#bcb6ad

#bab6af

#b9b5b0

#b7b5b2

#b6b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaae · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#babbaf · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#bdb0b1 · ΔE 7.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6ac]

Related colors

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bdb6ac (#bdb6ac) is rgb(189, 182, 172) in RGB.

No, #bdb6ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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