#bdbeae

Color #bdbeae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.66 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbeae

RGB

rgb(189, 190, 174)

HSL

hsl(63.7, 11%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.7, 8.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.5%, 0%, 8.4%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(76.5, -3.2, 7.96)

LCH

lch(76.5, 8.58, 111.9)

OKLCH

oklch(79.6%, 0.0221, 109.83)

HWB

hwb(63.7, 68.2%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#afaebe

Analogous

#beb7ae

#bdbeae

#b5beae

Triadic

#bdbeae

#aebdbe

#beaebd

Split-complementary

#bdbeae

#aeb5be

#b7aebe

Tetradic

#bdbeae

#aebeaf

#afaebe

#beaebd

Square

#bdbeae

#aebeb7

#afaebe

#beaeb5

Shades

Color #bdbeae mixed toward black.

#a2a38c

#85876c

#646551

#434336

#21221b

Tints

Color #bdbeae mixed toward white.

#c8c9bc

#d3d4c9

#dedfd7

#e9e9e4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bdbeae mixed toward gray.

#bcbdaf

#bbbbb1

#babab2

#b8b9b3

#b7b7b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdb2 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb3 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bdb5b6 · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbeae]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbeae (#bdbeae) is rgb(189, 190, 174) in RGB.

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

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