#bdbc9b

Color #bdbc9b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.75 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbc9b

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 155)

HSL

hsl(58.2, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.2, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 18%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.55, -5.23, 16.87)

LCH

lch(75.55, 17.66, 107.22)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.045, 105.98)

HWB

hwb(58.2, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9cbd

Analogous

#bdab9b

#bdbc9b

#adbd9b

Triadic

#bdbc9b

#9bbdbc

#bc9bbd

Split-complementary

#bdbc9b

#9badbd

#ab9bbd

Tetradic

#bdbc9b

#9cbd9b

#9b9cbd

#bc9bbd

Square

#bdbc9b

#9bbdab

#9b9cbd

#bd9bad

Shades

Color #bdbc9b mixed toward black.

#a6a579

#8a895b

#686744

#45442e

#232217

Tints

Color #bdbc9b mixed toward white.

#c8c7ac

#d3d2bc

#dedecd

#e9e9de

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bdbc9b mixed toward gray.

#bab99e

#b7b7a1

#b5b4a4

#b2b1a6

#afafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.83:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbda4 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbda6 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdaaac · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbc9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbc9b]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbc9b (#bdbc9b) is rgb(189, 188, 155) in RGB.

No, #bdbc9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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