#bdb7a8

Color #bdb7a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7a8

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 168)

HSL

hsl(42.9, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.9, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 11.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.52, -0.5, 8.38)

LCH

lch(74.52, 8.39, 93.41)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.0219, 88.69)

HWB

hwb(42.9, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8aebd

Analogous

#bdada8

#bdb7a8

#b8bda8

Triadic

#bdb7a8

#a8bdb7

#b7a8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb7a8

#a8b8bd

#ada8bd

Tetradic

#bdb7a8

#aebda8

#a8aebd

#b7a8bd

Square

#bdb7a8

#a8bdad

#a8aebd

#bda8b8

Shades

Color #bdb7a8 mixed toward black.

#a39b86

#877e67

#655f4d

#443f33

#22201a

Tints

Color #bdb7a8 mixed toward white.

#c8c3b7

#d3cfc5

#dedbd4

#e9e7e2

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb7a8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb6aa

#b9b6ac

#b8b5ad

#b6b4af

#b4b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaac · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#bbbbad · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bdafaf · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7a8]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7a8 (#bdb7a8) is rgb(189, 183, 168) in RGB.

No, #bdb7a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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