#bfb28b

Color #bfb28b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb28b

RGB

rgb(191, 178, 139)

HSL

hsl(45, 28.9%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 27.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 27.2%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(72.75, -1.5, 21.66)

LCH

lch(72.75, 21.71, 93.96)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0549, 91.77)

HWB

hwb(45, 54.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b98bf

Analogous

#bf988b

#bfb28b

#b2bf8b

Triadic

#bfb28b

#8bbfb2

#b28bbf

Split-complementary

#bfb28b

#8bb2bf

#988bbf

Tetradic

#bfb28b

#98bf8b

#8b98bf

#b28bbf

Square

#bfb28b

#8bbf98

#8b98bf

#bf8bb2

Shades

Color #bfb28b mixed toward black.

#ab9a68

#8e7e4e

#6a5e3b

#473f27

#231f14

Tints

Color #bfb28b mixed toward white.

#cabf9e

#d4ccb2

#dfd8c5

#eae5d8

#f4f2ec

Tones

Color #bfb28b mixed toward gray.

#bbb08f

#b6ae94

#b2ab98

#aea99c

#a9a7a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bab996 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#babb98 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#be9d9f · ΔE 22.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb28b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb28b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bfb28b (#bfb28b) is rgb(191, 178, 139) in RGB.

No, #bfb28b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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