#bdb38a

Color #bdb38a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb38a

RGB

rgb(189, 179, 138)

HSL

hsl(48.2, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.2, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 27%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(72.82, -2.95, 22.27)

LCH

lch(72.82, 22.46, 97.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.5%, 0.0566, 95.98)

HWB

hwb(48.2, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a94bd

Analogous

#bd998a

#bdb38a

#aebd8a

Triadic

#bdb38a

#8abdb3

#b38abd

Split-complementary

#bdb38a

#8aaebd

#998abd

Tetradic

#bdb38a

#94bd8a

#8a94bd

#b38abd

Square

#bdb38a

#8abd99

#8a94bd

#bd8aae

Shades

Color #bdb38a mixed toward black.

#a99c67

#8b7f4f

#69603b

#464027

#232014

Tints

Color #bdb38a mixed toward white.

#c8c09d

#d3ccb1

#ded9c4

#e9e6d8

#f4f2eb

Tones

Color #bdb38a mixed toward gray.

#b9b08e

#b4ae92

#b0ab97

#aca99b

#a8a69f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b995 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#b9ba98 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bd9d9f · ΔE 23.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb38a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb38a]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb38a (#bdb38a) is rgb(189, 179, 138) in RGB.

No, #bdb38a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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