#bcbb8e

Color #bcbb8e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.09 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 10.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbb8e

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 142)

HSL

hsl(58.7, 25.6%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58.7, 24.5%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 24.5%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.94, -6.99, 23)

LCH

lch(74.94, 24.04, 106.9)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0607, 106.65)

HWB

hwb(58.7, 55.7%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e8fbc

Analogous

#bca48e

#bcbb8e

#a6bc8e

Triadic

#bcbb8e

#8ebcbb

#bb8ebc

Split-complementary

#bcbb8e

#8ea6bc

#a48ebc

Tetradic

#bcbb8e

#8fbc8e

#8e8fbc

#bb8ebc

Square

#bcbb8e

#8ebca4

#8e8fbc

#bc8ea6

Shades

Color #bcbb8e mixed toward black.

#a8a66b

#8a8952

#68673d

#454429

#232214

Tints

Color #bcbb8e mixed toward white.

#c7c6a1

#d2d2b4

#deddc6

#e9e8d9

#f4f4ec

Tones

Color #bcbb8e mixed toward gray.

#b8b792

#b4b496

#b1b099

#adac9d

#a9a9a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc9a · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbc9d · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#bca3a5 · ΔE 25.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbb8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbb8e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbb8e (#bcbb8e) is rgb(188, 187, 142) in RGB.

No, #bcbb8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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