#bdbcb9

Color #bdbcb9

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 2.2 Nearest Tailwind class stone-300 #d6d3d1 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bdbcb9

RGB

rgb(189, 188, 185)

HSL

hsl(45, 2.9%, 73.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 2.1%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 2.1%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(76.25, -0.2, 1.64)

LCH

lch(76.25, 1.65, 96.95)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0043, 91.33)

HWB

hwb(45, 72.5%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b9babd

Analogous

#bdbab9

#bdbcb9

#bcbdb9

Triadic

#bdbcb9

#b9bdbc

#bcb9bd

Split-complementary

#bdbcb9

#b9bcbd

#bab9bd

Tetradic

#bdbcb9

#babdb9

#b9babd

#bcb9bd

Square

#bdbcb9

#b9bdba

#b9babd

#bdb9bc

Shades

Color #bdbcb9 mixed toward black.

#9f9d99

#807e79

#605f5b

#403f3c

#20201e

Tints

Color #bdbcb9 mixed toward white.

#c8c7c5

#d3d2d0

#dedddc

#e9e9e8

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bdbcb9 mixed toward gray.

#bdbcb9

#bcbcba

#bcbbba

#bbbbbb

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdba · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbdba · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#bdbaba · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 1.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bdbcb9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdbcb9]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bdbcb9 (#bdbcb9) is rgb(189, 188, 185) in RGB.

No, #bdbcb9 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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