#bcbf8a

Color #bcbf8a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 13.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbf8a

RGB

rgb(188, 191, 138)

HSL

hsl(63.4, 29.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(63.4, 27.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.6%, 0%, 27.7%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.94, -9.63, 26.47)

LCH

lch(75.94, 28.17, 109.99)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.071, 110.63)

HWB

hwb(63.4, 54.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d8abf

Analogous

#bfa78a

#bcbf8a

#a1bf8a

Triadic

#bcbf8a

#8abcbf

#bf8abc

Split-complementary

#bcbf8a

#8aa1bf

#a78abf

Tetradic

#bcbf8a

#8abf8d

#8d8abf

#bf8abc

Square

#bcbf8a

#8abfa7

#8d8abf

#bf8aa1

Shades

Color #bcbf8a mixed toward black.

#a8ac67

#8a8e4e

#686a3a

#454727

#232313

Tints

Color #bcbf8a mixed toward white.

#c7ca9d

#d2d4b1

#dddfc4

#e9ead8

#f4f4eb

Tones

Color #bcbf8a mixed toward gray.

#b8bb8e

#b4b693

#b0b297

#acad9c

#a8a9a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.96:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd99 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#bdbd9c · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bca4a6 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 17.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbf8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbf8a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbf8a (#bcbf8a) is rgb(188, 191, 138) in RGB.

No, #bcbf8a 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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