#bdbaad

Color #bdbaad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbaad

RGB

rgb(189, 186, 173)

HSL

hsl(48.7, 10.8%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.7, 8.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 8.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.42, -1.25, 6.96)

LCH

lch(75.42, 7.07, 100.18)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0183, 96.27)

HWB

hwb(48.7, 67.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb0bd

Analogous

#bdb2ad

#bdbaad

#b8bdad

Triadic

#bdbaad

#adbdba

#baadbd

Split-complementary

#bdbaad

#adb8bd

#b2adbd

Tetradic

#bdbaad

#b0bdad

#adb0bd

#baadbd

Square

#bdbaad

#adbdb2

#adb0bd

#bdadb8

Shades

Color #bdbaad mixed toward black.

#a29e8c

#86816c

#646151

#434036

#21201b

Tints

Color #bdbaad mixed toward white.

#c8c6bb

#d3d1c8

#deddd6

#e9e8e4

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bdbaad mixed toward gray.

#bcb9ae

#bab8b0

#b9b8b1

#b8b7b2

#b6b6b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb0 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb1 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#bdb3b3 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbaad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbaad]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bdbaad (#bdbaad) is rgb(189, 186, 173) in RGB.

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

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