#bdb29e

Color #bdb29e

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 12.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb29e

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 158)

HSL

hsl(38.7, 19%, 68%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.7, 16.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 16.4%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.98, 0.55, 11.64)

LCH

lch(72.98, 11.65, 87.29)

OKLCH

oklch(76.7%, 0.0305, 82.64)

HWB

hwb(38.7, 62%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea9bd

Analogous

#bda29e

#bdb29e

#b8bd9e

Triadic

#bdb29e

#9ebdb2

#b29ebd

Split-complementary

#bdb29e

#9eb8bd

#a29ebd

Tetradic

#bdb29e

#a9bd9e

#9ea9bd

#b29ebd

Square

#bdb29e

#9ebda2

#9ea9bd

#bd9eb8

Shades

Color #bdb29e mixed toward black.

#a5977c

#8a7a5e

#675b46

#453d2f

#221e17

Tints

Color #bdb29e mixed toward white.

#c8bfae

#d3ccbe

#ded8ce

#e9e5df

#f4f2ef

Tones

Color #bdb29e mixed toward gray.

#bab1a0

#b8b0a3

#b5b0a6

#b3afa8

#b0aeab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.03:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a3 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#b9baa4 · ΔE 6.3

Tritanopia

#bca7a8 · ΔE 12.9

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb29e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb29e]

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Floral White #fffaf0

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Frequently asked questions

#bdb29e (#bdb29e) is rgb(189, 178, 158) in RGB.

No, #bdb29e 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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