#bcb68a

Color #bcb68a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.12 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcb68a

RGB

rgb(188, 182, 138)

HSL

hsl(52.8, 27.2%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.8, 26.6%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 26.6%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(73.53, -4.92, 23.22)

LCH

lch(73.53, 23.74, 101.96)

OKLCH

oklch(77%, 0.0598, 101.18)

HWB

hwb(52.8, 54.1%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a90bc

Analogous

#bc9d8a

#bcb68a

#a9bc8a

Triadic

#bcb68a

#8abcb6

#b68abc

Split-complementary

#bcb68a

#8aa9bc

#9d8abc

Tetradic

#bcb68a

#90bc8a

#8a90bc

#b68abc

Square

#bcb68a

#8abc9d

#8a90bc

#bc8aa9

Shades

Color #bcb68a mixed toward black.

#a8a067

#8a834f

#68623b

#454228

#232114

Tints

Color #bcb68a mixed toward white.

#c7c29d

#d2ceb1

#dddac4

#e9e7d8

#f4f3eb

Tones

Color #bcb68a mixed toward gray.

#b8b38e

#b4b092

#afac96

#aba99b

#a7a69f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b996 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#baba99 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bc9fa1 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 15.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcb68a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcb68a]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Gold #ffd700

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bcb68a (#bcb68a) is rgb(188, 182, 138) in RGB.

No, #bcb68a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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