#bdb7a6

Color #bdb7a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7a6

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 166)

HSL

hsl(44.3, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(44.3, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 12.2%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.47, -0.83, 9.4)

LCH

lch(74.47, 9.44, 95.05)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0245, 90.7)

HWB

hwb(44.3, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6acbd

Analogous

#bdaba6

#bdb7a6

#b7bda6

Triadic

#bdb7a6

#a6bdb7

#b7a6bd

Split-complementary

#bdb7a6

#a6b7bd

#aba6bd

Tetradic

#bdb7a6

#acbda6

#a6acbd

#b7a6bd

Square

#bdb7a6

#a6bdab

#a6acbd

#bda6b7

Shades

Color #bdb7a6 mixed toward black.

#a49b84

#887f65

#665f4c

#443f32

#222019

Tints

Color #bdb7a6 mixed toward white.

#c8c3b5

#d3cfc4

#dedbd3

#e9e7e1

#f4f3f0

Tones

Color #bdb7a6 mixed toward gray.

#bbb6a8

#b9b5aa

#b7b4ac

#b5b3ae

#b3b2b0

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

#babaaa · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbab · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bdaeae · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7a6]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7a6 (#bdb7a6) is rgb(189, 183, 166) in RGB.

No, #bdb7a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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