#bdc8a9

Color #bdc8a9

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 16.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc8a9

RGB

rgb(189, 200, 169)

HSL

hsl(81.3, 22%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(81.3, 15.5%, 78.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.5%, 0%, 15.5%, 21.6%)

LAB

lab(79.04, -9.27, 14.25)

LCH

lch(79.04, 17, 123.05)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.044, 123.22)

HWB

hwb(81.3, 66.3%, 21.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4a9c8

Analogous

#c8c4a9

#bdc8a9

#aec8a9

Triadic

#bdc8a9

#a9bdc8

#c8a9bd

Split-complementary

#bdc8a9

#a9aec8

#c4a9c8

Tetradic

#bdc8a9

#a9c8b4

#b4a9c8

#c8a9bd

Square

#bdc8a9

#a9c8c4

#b4a9c8

#c8a9ae

Shades

Color #bdc8a9 mixed toward black.

#a0b084

#839660

#627148

#414b30

#212618

Tints

Color #bdc8a9 mixed toward white.

#c8d1b7

#d3dac6

#dee4d4

#e9ede2

#f4f6f1

Tones

Color #bdc8a9 mixed toward gray.

#bcc6ac

#bcc3ae

#bbc0b1

#babeb3

#b9bbb6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.75:1

Aa Black text on this color

12:1

Black text reads better on this background (12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2b1 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#c1c0b3 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#beb7b9 · ΔE 18.5

Achromatopsia

#c4c4c4 · ΔE 13.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc8a9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc8a9]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#bdc8a9 (#bdc8a9) is rgb(189, 200, 169) in RGB.

No, #bdc8a9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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