#bfbdb5

Color #bfbdb5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 4.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbdb5

RGB

rgb(191, 189, 181)

HSL

hsl(48, 7.2%, 72.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 5.2%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1%, 5.2%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.56, -0.74, 4.28)

LCH

lch(76.56, 4.34, 99.81)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.0113, 95.06)

HWB

hwb(48, 71%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b7bf

Analogous

#bfb8b5

#bfbdb5

#bcbfb5

Triadic

#bfbdb5

#b5bfbd

#bdb5bf

Split-complementary

#bfbdb5

#b5bcbf

#b8b5bf

Tetradic

#bfbdb5

#b7bfb5

#b5b7bf

#bdb5bf

Square

#bfbdb5

#b5bfb8

#b5b7bf

#bfb5bc

Shades

Color #bfbdb5 mixed toward black.

#a29f94

#858173

#646156

#42413a

#21201d

Tints

Color #bfbdb5 mixed toward white.

#cac8c1

#d4d3ce

#dfdeda

#eae9e6

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bfbdb5 mixed toward gray.

#bebcb6

#bdbcb7

#bcbbb7

#bcbbb8

#bbbab9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeb7 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#bebeb7 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bfb9b9 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbdb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbdb5]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bfbdb5 (#bfbdb5) is rgb(191, 189, 181) in RGB.

No, #bfbdb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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