#bebc9b

Color #bebc9b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.38 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bebc9b

RGB

rgb(190, 188, 155)

HSL

hsl(56.6, 21.2%, 67.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.6, 18.4%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 18.4%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(75.63, -4.85, 16.99)

LCH

lch(75.63, 17.67, 105.93)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.045, 104.53)

HWB

hwb(56.6, 60.8%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b9dbe

Analogous

#beaa9b

#bebc9b

#aebe9b

Triadic

#bebc9b

#9bbebc

#bc9bbe

Split-complementary

#bebc9b

#9baebe

#aa9bbe

Tetradic

#bebc9b

#9dbe9b

#9b9dbe

#bc9bbe

Square

#bebc9b

#9bbeaa

#9b9dbe

#be9bae

Shades

Color #bebc9b mixed toward black.

#a7a578

#8b895b

#686644

#46442d

#232217

Tints

Color #bebc9b mixed toward white.

#c9c7ac

#d4d2bc

#deddcd

#e9e9de

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bebc9b mixed toward gray.

#bbb99e

#b8b7a1

#b5b4a4

#b2b2a7

#afafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbda4 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#bdbda6 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#beaaac · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bebc9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bebc9b]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bebc9b (#bebc9b) is rgb(190, 188, 155) in RGB.

No, #bebc9b 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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