#bdb79c

Color #bdb79c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb79c

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 156)

HSL

hsl(49.1, 20%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.1, 17.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 17.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.25, -2.43, 14.51)

LCH

lch(74.25, 14.71, 99.51)

OKLCH

oklch(77.7%, 0.0377, 96.86)

HWB

hwb(49.1, 61.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca2bd

Analogous

#bda69c

#bdb79c

#b2bd9c

Triadic

#bdb79c

#9cbdb7

#b79cbd

Split-complementary

#bdb79c

#9cb2bd

#a69cbd

Tetradic

#bdb79c

#a2bd9c

#9ca2bd

#b79cbd

Square

#bdb79c

#9cbda6

#9ca2bd

#bd9cb2

Shades

Color #bdb79c mixed toward black.

#a69e79

#8a825c

#676145

#45412e

#222017

Tints

Color #bdb79c mixed toward white.

#c8c3ac

#d3cfbd

#dedbcd

#e9e7de

#f4f3ee

Tones

Color #bdb79c mixed toward gray.

#bab59f

#b7b3a1

#b5b2a4

#b2b0a7

#afaeaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.42:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaa3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#bbbba5 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bda8aa · ΔE 17.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb79c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb79c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#bdb79c (#bdb79c) is rgb(189, 183, 156) in RGB.

No, #bdb79c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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