#bfb9ad

Color #bfb9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb9ad

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 173)

HSL

hsl(40, 12.3%, 71.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 9.4%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 9.4%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.32, 0, 6.84)

LCH

lch(75.32, 6.84, 90)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.018, 84.57)

HWB

hwb(40, 67.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adb3bf

Analogous

#bfb0ad

#bfb9ad

#bcbfad

Triadic

#bfb9ad

#adbfb9

#b9adbf

Split-complementary

#bfb9ad

#adbcbf

#b0adbf

Tetradic

#bfb9ad

#b3bfad

#adb3bf

#b9adbf

Square

#bfb9ad

#adbfb0

#adb3bf

#bfadbc

Shades

Color #bfb9ad mixed toward black.

#a49c8b

#887e6a

#665f50

#443f35

#22201b

Tints

Color #bfb9ad mixed toward white.

#cac5bb

#d4d0c8

#dfdcd6

#eae8e4

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bfb9ad mixed toward gray.

#beb9af

#bcb8b0

#bbb8b2

#b9b7b3

#b8b7b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb0 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bdbdb1 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#bfb2b3 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb9ad]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bfb9ad (#bfb9ad) is rgb(191, 185, 173) in RGB.

No, #bfb9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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