#bdb2ac

Color #bdb2ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Dark Gray #a9a9a9 · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb2ac

RGB

rgb(189, 178, 172)

HSL

hsl(21.2, 11.4%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.2, 9%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.8%, 9%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.31, 2.86, 4.46)

LCH

lch(73.31, 5.3, 57.33)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.0152, 50.87)

HWB

hwb(21.2, 67.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acb7bd

Analogous

#bdacaf

#bdb2ac

#bdbbac

Triadic

#bdb2ac

#acbdb2

#b2acbd

Split-complementary

#bdb2ac

#acbdbb

#acafbd

Tetradic

#bdb2ac

#b7bdac

#acb7bd

#b2acbd

Square

#bdb2ac

#afbdac

#acb7bd

#bbacbd

Shades

Color #bdb2ac mixed toward black.

#a2938b

#86746b

#655750

#433a35

#221d1b

Tints

Color #bdb2ac mixed toward white.

#c8bfba

#d3ccc8

#ded9d6

#e9e5e3

#f4f2f1

Tones

Color #bdb2ac mixed toward gray.

#bcb2ad

#bab3af

#b9b3b0

#b7b4b2

#b6b4b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8ad · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#b9baae · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#bcafaf · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb2ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb2ac]

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Seashell #fff5ee

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Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bdb2ac (#bdb2ac) is rgb(189, 178, 172) in RGB.

No, #bdb2ac 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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