#bdb4a8

Color #bdb4a8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.35 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb4a8

RGB

rgb(189, 180, 168)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 13.7%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 11.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 11.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.73, 1.11, 7.26)

LCH

lch(73.73, 7.34, 81.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0196, 75.26)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 65.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a8b1bd

Analogous

#bdaaa8

#bdb4a8

#bbbda8

Triadic

#bdb4a8

#a8bdb4

#b4a8bd

Split-complementary

#bdb4a8

#a8bbbd

#aaa8bd

Tetradic

#bdb4a8

#b1bda8

#a8b1bd

#b4a8bd

Square

#bdb4a8

#a8bdaa

#a8b1bd

#bda8bb

Shades

Color #bdb4a8 mixed toward black.

#a39786

#877967

#655b4d

#443d33

#221e1a

Tints

Color #bdb4a8 mixed toward white.

#c8c1b7

#d3cdc5

#dedad4

#e9e6e2

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb4a8 mixed toward gray.

#bbb4aa

#b9b4ac

#b8b3ad

#b6b3af

#b4b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ab · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#babaac · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bdadae · ΔE 8.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 6.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb4a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb4a8]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#bdb4a8 (#bdb4a8) is rgb(189, 180, 168) in RGB.

No, #bdb4a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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