#bdb7ab

Color #bdb7ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.52 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb7ab

RGB

rgb(189, 183, 171)

HSL

hsl(40, 12%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 9.5%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 9.5%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.59, 0.01, 6.85)

LCH

lch(74.59, 6.85, 89.92)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0181, 84.6)

HWB

hwb(40, 67.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abb1bd

Analogous

#bdaeab

#bdb7ab

#babdab

Triadic

#bdb7ab

#abbdb7

#b7abbd

Split-complementary

#bdb7ab

#abbabd

#aeabbd

Tetradic

#bdb7ab

#b1bdab

#abb1bd

#b7abbd

Square

#bdb7ab

#abbdae

#abb1bd

#bdabba

Shades

Color #bdb7ab mixed toward black.

#a39a89

#867d6a

#655e4f

#433e35

#221f1a

Tints

Color #bdb7ab mixed toward white.

#c8c3b9

#d3cfc7

#dedbd5

#e9e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bdb7ab mixed toward gray.

#bcb7ad

#bab6ae

#b9b6b0

#b7b5b1

#b6b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaae · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#bbbbaf · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#bdb0b1 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb7ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb7ab]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bdb7ab (#bdb7ab) is rgb(189, 183, 171) in RGB.

No, #bdb7ab 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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