#bdb9b2

Color #bdb9b2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.71 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb9b2

RGB

rgb(189, 185, 178)

HSL

hsl(38.2, 7.7%, 72%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.2, 5.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 5.8%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.28, 0.15, 4.04)

LCH

lch(75.28, 4.04, 87.87)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0108, 82.02)

HWB

hwb(38.2, 69.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b6bd

Analogous

#bdb4b2

#bdb9b2

#bcbdb2

Triadic

#bdb9b2

#b2bdb9

#b9b2bd

Split-complementary

#bdb9b2

#b2bcbd

#b4b2bd

Tetradic

#bdb9b2

#b6bdb2

#b2b6bd

#b9b2bd

Square

#bdb9b2

#b2bdb4

#b2b6bd

#bdb2bc

Shades

Color #bdb9b2 mixed toward black.

#a19b91

#847d71

#635e55

#423e38

#211f1c

Tints

Color #bdb9b2 mixed toward white.

#c8c5bf

#d3d0cc

#dedcd9

#e9e8e5

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bdb9b2 mixed toward gray.

#bcb9b3

#bbb9b4

#bab8b5

#b9b8b6

#b9b8b7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb4 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb4 · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#bdb5b5 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb9b2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb9b2]

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Floral White #fffaf0

Frequently asked questions

#bdb9b2 (#bdb9b2) is rgb(189, 185, 178) in RGB.

No, #bdb9b2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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