#bcb49f

Color #bcb49f

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.49 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb49f

RGB

rgb(188, 180, 159)

HSL

hsl(43.4, 17.8%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.4, 15.4%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 15.4%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.44, -0.74, 11.74)

LCH

lch(73.44, 11.76, 93.61)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0304, 89.62)

HWB

hwb(43.4, 62.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa7bc

Analogous

#bca59f

#bcb49f

#b5bc9f

Triadic

#bcb49f

#9fbcb4

#b49fbc

Split-complementary

#bcb49f

#9fb5bc

#a59fbc

Tetradic

#bcb49f

#a7bc9f

#9fa7bc

#b49fbc

Square

#bcb49f

#9fbca5

#9fa7bc

#bc9fb5

Shades

Color #bcb49f mixed toward black.

#a4997d

#887d5f

#665e47

#443e30

#221f18

Tints

Color #bcb49f mixed toward white.

#c7c0af

#d2cdbf

#ddd9cf

#e9e6df

#f4f2ef

Tones

Color #bcb49f mixed toward gray.

#bab3a1

#b7b2a4

#b5b1a6

#b2b0a9

#b0aeab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9a4 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b9baa6 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bca9a9 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb49f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb49f]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcb49f (#bcb49f) is rgb(188, 180, 159) in RGB.

No, #bcb49f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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