#bdb98c

Color #bdb98c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.92 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb98c

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 140)

HSL

hsl(55.1, 27.1%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.1, 25.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 25.9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.45, -5.84, 23.41)

LCH

lch(74.45, 24.13, 104.01)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0608, 103.51)

HWB

hwb(55.1, 54.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c90bd

Analogous

#bda08c

#bdb98c

#a8bd8c

Triadic

#bdb98c

#8cbdb9

#b98cbd

Split-complementary

#bdb98c

#8ca8bd

#a08cbd

Tetradic

#bdb98c

#90bd8c

#8c90bd

#b98cbd

Square

#bdb98c

#8cbda0

#8c90bd

#bd8ca8

Shades

Color #bdb98c mixed toward black.

#a9a469

#8b8750

#69653c

#464328

#232214

Tints

Color #bdb98c mixed toward white.

#c8c59f

#d3d0b2

#dedcc5

#e9e8d9

#f4f3ec

Tones

Color #bdb98c mixed toward gray.

#b9b690

#b5b294

#b1af98

#adab9c

#a9a8a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb98 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbc9b · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#bda1a3 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb98c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb98c]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bdb98c (#bdb98c) is rgb(189, 185, 140) in RGB.

No, #bdb98c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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