#bdbfa8

Color #bdbfa8

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.37 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbfa8

RGB

rgb(189, 191, 168)

HSL

hsl(65.2, 15.2%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(65.2, 12%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 0%, 12%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.62, -4.74, 11.38)

LCH

lch(76.62, 12.33, 112.61)

OKLCH

oklch(79.7%, 0.0316, 111.13)

HWB

hwb(65.2, 65.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaa8bf

Analogous

#bfb6a8

#bdbfa8

#b2bfa8

Triadic

#bdbfa8

#a8bdbf

#bfa8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbfa8

#a8b2bf

#b6a8bf

Tetradic

#bdbfa8

#a8bfaa

#aaa8bf

#bfa8bd

Square

#bdbfa8

#a8bfb6

#aaa8bf

#bfa8b2

Shades

Color #bdbfa8 mixed toward black.

#a3a686

#878a65

#65674c

#434533

#222219

Tints

Color #bdbfa8 mixed toward white.

#c8cab7

#d3d4c5

#dedfd4

#e9eae2

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bdbfa8 mixed toward gray.

#bbbdaa

#babbac

#b8b9ae

#b7b7b0

#b5b5b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeae · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#bebeaf · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bdb2b3 · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbfa8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbfa8]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bdbfa8 (#bdbfa8) is rgb(189, 191, 168) in RGB.

No, #bdbfa8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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