#bdb6b1

Color #bdb6b1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.96 Nearest Tailwind class stone-400 #a6a09b · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb6b1

RGB

rgb(189, 182, 177)

HSL

hsl(25, 8.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25, 6.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 6.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.48, 1.58, 3.42)

LCH

lch(74.48, 3.77, 65.2)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0106, 58.11)

HWB

hwb(25, 69.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b8bd

Analogous

#bdb1b2

#bdb6b1

#bdbcb1

Triadic

#bdb6b1

#b1bdb6

#b6b1bd

Split-complementary

#bdb6b1

#b1bdbc

#b1b2bd

Tetradic

#bdb6b1

#b8bdb1

#b1b8bd

#b6b1bd

Square

#bdb6b1

#b2bdb1

#b1b8bd

#bcb1bd

Shades

Color #bdb6b1 mixed toward black.

#a19790

#847870

#635a54

#423c38

#211e1c

Tints

Color #bdb6b1 mixed toward white.

#c8c2be

#d3cecb

#dedbd8

#e9e7e5

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bdb6b1 mixed toward gray.

#bcb6b2

#bbb6b3

#bab7b4

#b9b7b5

#b8b7b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab2 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#babbb3 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bdb3b3 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 3.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb6b1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb6b1]

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Frequently asked questions

#bdb6b1 (#bdb6b1) is rgb(189, 182, 177) in RGB.

No, #bdb6b1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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