#bcbb9e

Color #bcbb9e

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbb9e

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 158)

HSL

hsl(58, 18.3%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(58, 16%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 16%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(75.26, -4.61, 14.85)

LCH

lch(75.26, 15.55, 107.25)

OKLCH

oklch(78.5%, 0.0398, 105.61)

HWB

hwb(58, 62%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9e9fbc

Analogous

#bcac9e

#bcbb9e

#aebc9e

Triadic

#bcbb9e

#9ebcbb

#bb9ebc

Split-complementary

#bcbb9e

#9eaebc

#ac9ebc

Tetradic

#bcbb9e

#9fbc9e

#9e9fbc

#bb9ebc

Square

#bcbb9e

#9ebcac

#9e9fbc

#bc9eae

Shades

Color #bcbb9e mixed toward black.

#a4a37c

#88875e

#666547

#44432f

#222218

Tints

Color #bcbb9e mixed toward white.

#c7c6ae

#d2d2be

#ddddce

#e9e8df

#f4f4ef

Tones

Color #bcbb9e mixed toward gray.

#b9b9a0

#b7b6a3

#b4b4a5

#b2b2a8

#afafaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.74:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca6 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbca7 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#bcabad · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 12

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbb9e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbb9e]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbb9e (#bcbb9e) is rgb(188, 187, 158) in RGB.

No, #bcbb9e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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