#bdbcae

Color #bdbcae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.72 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcae

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 174)

HSL

hsl(56, 10.2%, 71.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56, 7.9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 7.9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.97, -2.14, 7.21)

LCH

lch(75.97, 7.52, 106.53)

OKLCH

oklch(79.2%, 0.0194, 103.39)

HWB

hwb(56, 68.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeafbd

Analogous

#bdb5ae

#bdbcae

#b7bdae

Triadic

#bdbcae

#aebdbc

#bcaebd

Split-complementary

#bdbcae

#aeb7bd

#b5aebd

Tetradic

#bdbcae

#afbdae

#aeafbd

#bcaebd

Square

#bdbcae

#aebdb5

#aeafbd

#bdaeb7

Shades

Color #bdbcae mixed toward black.

#a2a08d

#85846d

#646352

#434236

#21211b

Tints

Color #bdbcae mixed toward white.

#c8c7bc

#d3d2c9

#deded7

#e9e9e4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bdbcae mixed toward gray.

#bcbbaf

#bbbab1

#b9b9b2

#b8b8b3

#b7b7b4

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

#bdbdb2 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb2 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#bdb4b5 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcae]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcae (#bdbcae) is rgb(189, 188, 174) in RGB.

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

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