#bcb489

Color #bcb489

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb489

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 137)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 27.6%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 27.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 27.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.98, -4, 23.01)

LCH

lch(72.98, 23.36, 99.86)

OKLCH

oklch(76.6%, 0.0588, 98.81)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 53.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8991bc

Analogous

#bc9a89

#bcb489

#aabc89

Triadic

#bcb489

#89bcb4

#b489bc

Split-complementary

#bcb489

#89aabc

#9a89bc

Tetradic

#bcb489

#91bc89

#8991bc

#b489bc

Square

#bcb489

#89bc9a

#8991bc

#bc89aa

Shades

Color #bcb489 mixed toward black.

#a89e66

#8a814e

#68613b

#454027

#232014

Tints

Color #bcb489 mixed toward white.

#c7c09d

#d2cdb0

#ddd9c4

#e9e6d8

#f4f2eb

Tones

Color #bcb489 mixed toward gray.

#b8b18d

#b3ae91

#afab96

#aba89a

#a7a59e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b995 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b9ba98 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bc9d9f · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb489;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb489]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bcb489 (#bcb489) is rgb(188, 180, 137) in RGB.

No, #bcb489 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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