#bdb5a6

Color #bdb5a6

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb5a6

RGB

rgb(189, 181, 166)

HSL

hsl(39.1, 14.8%, 69.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.1, 12.2%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.2%, 12.2%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(73.95, 0.24, 8.65)

LCH

lch(73.95, 8.65, 88.41)

OKLCH

oklch(77.6%, 0.0228, 83.19)

HWB

hwb(39.1, 65.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6aebd

Analogous

#bda9a6

#bdb5a6

#b9bda6

Triadic

#bdb5a6

#a6bdb5

#b5a6bd

Split-complementary

#bdb5a6

#a6b9bd

#a9a6bd

Tetradic

#bdb5a6

#aebda6

#a6aebd

#b5a6bd

Square

#bdb5a6

#a6bda9

#a6aebd

#bda6b9

Shades

Color #bdb5a6 mixed toward black.

#a49984

#887c65

#665d4c

#443e32

#221f19

Tints

Color #bdb5a6 mixed toward white.

#c8c1b5

#d3cec4

#dedad3

#e9e6e1

#f4f3f0

Tones

Color #bdb5a6 mixed toward gray.

#bbb4a8

#b9b4aa

#b7b3ac

#b5b3ae

#b3b2b0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaaa · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#babbab · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bdadad · ΔE 9.8

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb5a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb5a6]

Related colors

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

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Floral White #fffaf0

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bdb5a6 (#bdb5a6) is rgb(189, 181, 166) in RGB.

No, #bdb5a6 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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