#bdbda9

Color #bdbda9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.83 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbda9

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 169)

HSL

hsl(60, 13.2%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 10.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.12, -3.52, 10.12)

LCH

lch(76.12, 10.71, 109.18)

OKLCH

oklch(79.3%, 0.0275, 107.12)

HWB

hwb(60, 66.3%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a9a9bd

Analogous

#bdb3a9

#bdbda9

#b3bda9

Triadic

#bdbda9

#a9bdbd

#bda9bd

Split-complementary

#bdbda9

#a9b3bd

#b3a9bd

Tetradic

#bdbda9

#a9bda9

#a9a9bd

#bda9bd

Square

#bdbda9

#a9bdb3

#a9a9bd

#bda9b3

Shades

Color #bdbda9 mixed toward black.

#a3a387

#878768

#65654e

#444434

#22221a

Tints

Color #bdbda9 mixed toward white.

#c8c8b7

#d3d3c6

#deded4

#e9e9e2

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bdbda9 mixed toward gray.

#bbbbab

#babaac

#b8b8ae

#b6b6b0

#b5b5b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdae · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdaf · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#bdb2b3 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbda9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbda9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbda9 (#bdbda9) is rgb(189, 189, 169) in RGB.

No, #bdbda9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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