#bdbaa9

Color #bdbaa9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.5 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbaa9

RGB

rgb(189, 186, 169)

HSL

hsl(51, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 10.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.33, -1.93, 9)

LCH

lch(75.33, 9.2, 102.1)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.0238, 98.71)

HWB

hwb(51, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9acbd

Analogous

#bdb0a9

#bdbaa9

#b6bda9

Triadic

#bdbaa9

#a9bdba

#baa9bd

Split-complementary

#bdbaa9

#a9b6bd

#b0a9bd

Tetradic

#bdbaa9

#acbda9

#a9acbd

#baa9bd

Square

#bdbaa9

#a9bdb0

#a9acbd

#bda9b6

Shades

Color #bdbaa9 mixed toward black.

#a39f87

#878268

#65624e

#444134

#22211a

Tints

Color #bdbaa9 mixed toward white.

#c8c6b7

#d3d1c6

#deddd4

#e9e8e2

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bdbaa9 mixed toward gray.

#bbb9ab

#bab8ac

#b8b7ae

#b6b5b0

#b5b4b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcad · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bcbcae · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#bdb1b1 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbaa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbaa9]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bdbaa9 (#bdbaa9) is rgb(189, 186, 169) in RGB.

No, #bdbaa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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