#bdbbb8

Color #bdbbb8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.48 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbb8

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 184)

HSL

hsl(36, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.96, 0.15, 1.76)

LCH

lch(75.96, 1.77, 85.13)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0048, 77.99)

HWB

hwb(36, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8babd

Analogous

#bdb8b8

#bdbbb8

#bcbdb8

Triadic

#bdbbb8

#b8bdbb

#bbb8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbbb8

#b8bcbd

#b8b8bd

Tetradic

#bdbbb8

#babdb8

#b8babd

#bbb8bd

Square

#bdbbb8

#b8bdb8

#b8babd

#bdb8bc

Shades

Color #bdbbb8 mixed toward black.

#9f9c98

#817d78

#615e5a

#403f3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bdbbb8 mixed toward white.

#c8c6c4

#d3d2d0

#dedddb

#e9e8e7

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bdbbb8 mixed toward gray.

#bcbbb8

#bcbbb9

#bbbbba

#bbbaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#bdb9b9 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbb8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbb8]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbb8 (#bdbbb8) is rgb(189, 187, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdbbb8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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