#bdbdb1

Color #bdbdb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbdb1

RGB

rgb(189, 189, 177)

HSL

hsl(60, 8.3%, 71.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 6.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 6.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.31, -2.16, 6.06)

LCH

lch(76.31, 6.43, 109.62)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0166, 106.8)

HWB

hwb(60, 69.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1b1bd

Analogous

#bdb7b1

#bdbdb1

#b7bdb1

Triadic

#bdbdb1

#b1bdbd

#bdb1bd

Split-complementary

#bdbdb1

#b1b7bd

#b7b1bd

Tetradic

#bdbdb1

#b1bdb1

#b1b1bd

#bdb1bd

Square

#bdbdb1

#b1bdb7

#b1b1bd

#bdb1b7

Shades

Color #bdbdb1 mixed toward black.

#a1a190

#848470

#636354

#424238

#21211c

Tints

Color #bdbdb1 mixed toward white.

#c8c8be

#d3d3cb

#deded8

#e9e9e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bdbdb1 mixed toward gray.

#bcbcb2

#bbbbb3

#babab4

#b9b9b5

#b8b8b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb4 · ΔE 1.4

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb5 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#bdb6b7 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbdb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbdb1]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbdb1 (#bdbdb1) is rgb(189, 189, 177) in RGB.

No, #bdbdb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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