#bcb56b

Color #bcb56b

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 1.19 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb56b

RGB

rgb(188, 181, 107)

HSL

hsl(54.8, 37.7%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.8, 43.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 43.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(72.76, -8.15, 38.5)

LCH

lch(72.76, 39.35, 101.95)

OKLCH

oklch(76.2%, 0.0958, 103.7)

HWB

hwb(54.8, 42%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b72bc

Analogous

#bc8c6b

#bcb56b

#9abc6b

Triadic

#bcb56b

#6bbcb5

#b56bbc

Split-complementary

#bcb56b

#6b9abc

#8c6bbc

Tetradic

#bcb56b

#72bc6b

#6b72bc

#b56bbc

Square

#bcb56b

#6bbc8c

#6b72bc

#bc6b9a

Shades

Color #bcb56b mixed toward black.

#a9a14d

#87813d

#65612e

#44401f

#22200f

Tints

Color #bcb56b mixed toward white.

#c7c184

#d2ce9c

#dddab5

#e9e6ce

#f4f3e6

Tones

Color #bcb56b mixed toward gray.

#b5af72

#aeaa78

#a8a47f

#a19f86

#9a998d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b982 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#b9ba87 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#bc9194 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 21

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb56b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb56b]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bcb56b (#bcb56b) is rgb(188, 181, 107) in RGB.

No, #bcb56b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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