#bdbab8

Color #bdbab8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light orange.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.53 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbab8

RGB

rgb(189, 186, 184)

HSL

hsl(24, 3.6%, 73.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(24, 2.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 2.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(75.7, 0.69, 1.38)

LCH

lch(75.7, 1.54, 63.43)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0044, 57.03)

HWB

hwb(24, 72.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b8bbbd

Analogous

#bdb8b8

#bdbab8

#bdbcb8

Triadic

#bdbab8

#b8bdba

#bab8bd

Split-complementary

#bdbab8

#b8bdbc

#b8b8bd

Tetradic

#bdbab8

#bbbdb8

#b8bbbd

#bab8bd

Square

#bdbab8

#b8bdb8

#b8bbbd

#bcb8bd

Shades

Color #bdbab8 mixed toward black.

#9f9b98

#817b78

#615d5a

#403e3c

#201f1e

Tints

Color #bdbab8 mixed toward white.

#c8c5c4

#d3d1d0

#dedcdb

#e9e8e7

#f4f3f3

Tones

Color #bdbab8 mixed toward gray.

#bcbab8

#bcbab9

#bbbaba

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbcb8 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#bcbcb9 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#bdb9b9 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 1.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbab8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbab8]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sienna #a0522d

Frequently asked questions

#bdbab8 (#bdbab8) is rgb(189, 186, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdbab8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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