#bdb89b

Color #bdb89b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.17 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bdb89b

RGB

rgb(189, 184, 155)

HSL

hsl(51.2, 20.5%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.2, 18%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 18%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.49, -3.12, 15.39)

LCH

lch(74.49, 15.7, 101.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0401, 99.18)

HWB

hwb(51.2, 60.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ba0bd

Analogous

#bda79b

#bdb89b

#b1bd9b

Triadic

#bdb89b

#9bbdb8

#b89bbd

Split-complementary

#bdb89b

#9bb1bd

#a79bbd

Tetradic

#bdb89b

#a0bd9b

#9ba0bd

#b89bbd

Square

#bdb89b

#9bbda7

#9ba0bd

#bd9bb1

Shades

Color #bdb89b mixed toward black.

#a6a079

#8a835b

#686344

#45422e

#232117

Tints

Color #bdb89b mixed toward white.

#c8c4ac

#d3d0bc

#dedccd

#e9e7de

#f4f3ee

Tones

Color #bdb89b mixed toward gray.

#bab69e

#b7b4a1

#b5b2a4

#b2b0a6

#afaea9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbba3 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#bbbca4 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bda8aa · ΔE 18.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdb89b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdb89b]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bdb89b (#bdb89b) is rgb(189, 184, 155) in RGB.

No, #bdb89b 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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