#bdbbb9

Color #bdbbb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.16 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbbb9

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 185)

HSL

hsl(30, 2.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30, 2.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.98, 0.33, 1.26)

LCH

lch(75.98, 1.3, 75.32)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0036, 67.01)

HWB

hwb(30, 72.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9bbbd

Analogous

#bdb9b9

#bdbbb9

#bdbdb9

Triadic

#bdbbb9

#b9bdbb

#bbb9bd

Split-complementary

#bdbbb9

#b9bdbd

#b9b9bd

Tetradic

#bdbbb9

#bbbdb9

#b9bbbd

#bbb9bd

Square

#bdbbb9

#b9bdb9

#b9bbbd

#bdb9bd

Shades

Color #bdbbb9 mixed toward black.

#9f9c99

#807d79

#605d5b

#403e3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bdbbb9 mixed toward white.

#c8c6c5

#d3d2d0

#dedddc

#e9e8e8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bdbbb9 mixed toward gray.

#bdbbb9

#bcbbba

#bbbbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bcbcba · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#bdbaba · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbbb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbbb9]

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Bisque #ffe4c4

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbbb9 (#bdbbb9) is rgb(189, 187, 185) in RGB.

No, #bdbbb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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