#bdb8a9

Color #bdb8a9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb8a9

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 169)

HSL

hsl(45, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 10.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.8, -0.87, 8.25)

LCH

lch(74.8, 8.3, 96.02)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0215, 91.6)

HWB

hwb(45, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9aebd

Analogous

#bdaea9

#bdb8a9

#b8bda9

Triadic

#bdb8a9

#a9bdb8

#b8a9bd

Split-complementary

#bdb8a9

#a9b8bd

#aea9bd

Tetradic

#bdb8a9

#aebda9

#a9aebd

#b8a9bd

Square

#bdb8a9

#a9bdae

#a9aebd

#bda9b8

Shades

Color #bdb8a9 mixed toward black.

#a39c87

#877f68

#655f4e

#444034

#22201a

Tints

Color #bdb8a9 mixed toward white.

#c8c4b7

#d3d0c6

#dedcd4

#e9e7e2

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb8a9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb7ab

#bab6ac

#b8b6ae

#b6b5b0

#b5b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.59:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbad · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbcae · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bdb0b0 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb8a9]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bdb8a9 (#bdb8a9) is rgb(189, 184, 169) in RGB.

No, #bdb8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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