#bfbfb9

Color #bfbfb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.25 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbfb9

RGB

rgb(191, 191, 185)

HSL

hsl(60, 4.5%, 73.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 3.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(77.19, -1.09, 3.02)

LCH

lch(77.19, 3.21, 109.85)

OKLCH

oklch(80.3%, 0.0084, 106.7)

HWB

hwb(60, 72.5%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9b9bf

Analogous

#bfbcb9

#bfbfb9

#bcbfb9

Triadic

#bfbfb9

#b9bfbf

#bfb9bf

Split-complementary

#bfbfb9

#b9bcbf

#bcb9bf

Tetradic

#bfbfb9

#b9bfb9

#b9b9bf

#bfb9bf

Square

#bfbfb9

#b9bfbc

#b9b9bf

#bfb9bc

Shades

Color #bfbfb9 mixed toward black.

#a1a198

#838378

#62625a

#41413c

#21211e

Tints

Color #bfbfb9 mixed toward white.

#cacac5

#d4d4d0

#dfdfdc

#eaeae8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bfbfb9 mixed toward gray.

#bebeb9

#bebeba

#bdbdba

#bdbdbb

#bcbcbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfba · ΔE 0.5

Deuteranopia

#bfbfbb · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#bfbcbc · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#bfbfbf · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbfb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbfb9]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bfbfb9 (#bfbfb9) is rgb(191, 191, 185) in RGB.

No, #bfbfb9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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