#bdbb8a

Color #bdbb8a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.2 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbb8a

RGB

rgb(189, 187, 138)

HSL

hsl(57.6, 27.9%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57.6, 27%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 27%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -7.16, 25.15)

LCH

lch(74.95, 26.15, 105.89)

OKLCH

oklch(78.1%, 0.0658, 105.87)

HWB

hwb(57.6, 54.1%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a8cbd

Analogous

#bda18a

#bdbb8a

#a5bd8a

Triadic

#bdbb8a

#8abdbb

#bb8abd

Split-complementary

#bdbb8a

#8aa5bd

#a18abd

Tetradic

#bdbb8a

#8cbd8a

#8a8cbd

#bb8abd

Square

#bdbb8a

#8abda1

#8a8cbd

#bd8aa5

Shades

Color #bdbb8a mixed toward black.

#a9a767

#8b894f

#69673b

#464427

#232214

Tints

Color #bdbb8a mixed toward white.

#c8c69d

#d3d2b1

#deddc4

#e9e8d8

#f4f4eb

Tones

Color #bdbb8a mixed toward gray.

#b9b78e

#b4b392

#b0af97

#acab9b

#a8a79f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc98 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#bcbc9b · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bda2a4 · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbb8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbb8a]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Frequently asked questions

#bdbb8a (#bdbb8a) is rgb(189, 187, 138) in RGB.

No, #bdbb8a 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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