#bfbcb3

Color #bfbcb3

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.16 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbcb3

RGB

rgb(191, 188, 179)

HSL

hsl(45, 8.6%, 72.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 6.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 6.3%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.25, -0.56, 4.92)

LCH

lch(76.25, 4.95, 96.49)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0129, 91.33)

HWB

hwb(45, 70.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b6bf

Analogous

#bfb6b3

#bfbcb3

#bcbfb3

Triadic

#bfbcb3

#b3bfbc

#bcb3bf

Split-complementary

#bfbcb3

#b3bcbf

#b6b3bf

Tetradic

#bfbcb3

#b6bfb3

#b3b6bf

#bcb3bf

Square

#bfbcb3

#b3bfb6

#b3b6bf

#bfb3bc

Shades

Color #bfbcb3 mixed toward black.

#a39e91

#868171

#646054

#434038

#21201c

Tints

Color #bfbcb3 mixed toward white.

#cac7c0

#d4d2cc

#dfddd9

#eae9e6

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bfbcb3 mixed toward gray.

#bebbb4

#bdbbb5

#bcbab6

#bbbab7

#bab9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeb5 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bebeb6 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bfb7b7 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbcb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbcb3]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bfbcb3 (#bfbcb3) is rgb(191, 188, 179) in RGB.

No, #bfbcb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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