#bdb4a6

Color #bdb4a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4a6

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 166)

HSL

hsl(36.5, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.5, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 12.2%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.68, 0.77, 8.28)

LCH

lch(73.68, 8.32, 84.69)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.022, 79)

HWB

hwb(36.5, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6afbd

Analogous

#bda8a6

#bdb4a6

#babda6

Triadic

#bdb4a6

#a6bdb4

#b4a6bd

Split-complementary

#bdb4a6

#a6babd

#a8a6bd

Tetradic

#bdb4a6

#afbda6

#a6afbd

#b4a6bd

Square

#bdb4a6

#a6bda8

#a6afbd

#bda6ba

Shades

Color #bdb4a6 mixed toward black.

#a49784

#887a65

#665c4c

#443d32

#221f19

Tints

Color #bdb4a6 mixed toward white.

#c8c0b5

#d3cdc4

#ded9d3

#e9e6e1

#f4f2f0

Tones

Color #bdb4a6 mixed toward gray.

#bbb4a8

#b9b3aa

#b7b3ac

#b5b2ae

#b3b2b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9aa · ΔE 4.8

Deuteranopia

#babaaa · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#bdacad · ΔE 9.7

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4a6]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4a6 (#bdb4a6) is rgb(189, 180, 166) in RGB.

No, #bdb4a6 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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