#bfc79c

Color #bfc79c

A muted light green.

Closest named color Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f · ΔE 15.48 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bfc79c

RGB

rgb(191, 199, 156)

HSL

hsl(71.2, 27.7%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(71.2, 21.6%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 21.6%, 22%)

LAB

lab(78.65, -10.05, 20.66)

LCH

lch(78.65, 22.97, 115.94)

OKLCH

oklch(81.2%, 0.0587, 116.3)

HWB

hwb(71.2, 61.2%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a49cc7

Analogous

#c7b99c

#bfc79c

#a9c79c

Triadic

#bfc79c

#9cbfc7

#c79cbf

Split-complementary

#bfc79c

#9ca9c7

#b99cc7

Tetradic

#bfc79c

#9cc7a4

#a49cc7

#c79cbf

Square

#bfc79c

#9cc7b9

#a49cc7

#c79ca9

Shades

Color #bfc79c mixed toward black.

#a6b276

#8b9756

#687140

#454c2b

#232615

Tints

Color #bfc79c mixed toward white.

#cad0ad

#d4dabd

#dfe3ce

#eaecde

#f4f6ef

Tones

Color #bfc79c mixed toward gray.

#bdc3a0

#bac0a3

#b8bca7

#b6b9aa

#b4b5ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c3c3a8 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#c2c1aa · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#bfb0b2 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfc79c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfc79c]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Frequently asked questions

#bfc79c (#bfc79c) is rgb(191, 199, 156) in RGB.

No, #bfc79c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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