#bdc9b8

Color #bdc9b8

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light green.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class olive-300 #d8d8d0 · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bdc9b8

RGB

rgb(189, 201, 184)

HSL

hsl(102.4, 13.6%, 75.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(102.4, 8.5%, 78.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 0%, 8.5%, 21.2%)

LAB

lab(79.64, -7.23, 7.09)

LCH

lch(79.64, 10.13, 135.56)

OKLCH

oklch(82.2%, 0.0268, 136.36)

HWB

hwb(102.4, 72.2%, 21.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c4b8c9

Analogous

#c6c9b8

#bdc9b8

#b8c9bc

Triadic

#bdc9b8

#b8bdc9

#c9b8bd

Split-complementary

#bdc9b8

#bcb8c9

#c9b8c6

Tetradic

#bdc9b8

#b8c9c4

#c4b8c9

#c9b8bd

Square

#bdc9b8

#b8c6c9

#c4b8c9

#c9bcb8

Shades

Color #bdc9b8 mixed toward black.

#9bad94

#79926f

#5b6d53

#3d4937

#1e241c

Tints

Color #bdc9b8 mixed toward white.

#c8d2c4

#d3dbd0

#dee4dc

#e9ede7

#f4f6f3

Tones

Color #bdc9b8 mixed toward gray.

#bec8b9

#bec6bb

#bfc5bc

#bfc3be

#c0c2bf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.21:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c2c2bc · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#c2c1bd · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#bec0c0 · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#c5c5c5 · ΔE 10

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bdc9b8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bdc9b8]

Related colors

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Chartreuse #7fff00

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Dark Green #006400

Dark Sea Green #8fbc8f

Frequently asked questions

#bdc9b8 (#bdc9b8) is rgb(189, 201, 184) in RGB.

No, #bdc9b8 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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