#bdb491

Color #bdb491

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.41 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb491

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 145)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 25%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 23.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 23.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.22, -2.49, 19.04)

LCH

lch(73.22, 19.2, 97.45)

OKLCH

oklch(76.8%, 0.0488, 95.29)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 56.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#919abd

Analogous

#bd9e91

#bdb491

#b0bd91

Triadic

#bdb491

#91bdb4

#b491bd

Split-complementary

#bdb491

#91b0bd

#9e91bd

Tetradic

#bdb491

#9abd91

#919abd

#b491bd

Square

#bdb491

#91bd9e

#919abd

#bd91b0

Shades

Color #bdb491 mixed toward black.

#a89c6e

#8b8054

#68603f

#46402a

#232015

Tints

Color #bdb491 mixed toward white.

#c8c1a3

#d3cdb6

#dedac8

#e9e6da

#f4f3ed

Tones

Color #bdb491 mixed toward gray.

#b9b295

#b6b098

#b2ae9c

#aeaba0

#aba9a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99a · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#baba9d · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#bda1a3 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb491;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb491]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb491 (#bdb491) is rgb(189, 180, 145) in RGB.

No, #bdb491 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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