#bfb8a3

Color #bfb8a3

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.96 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb8a3

RGB

rgb(191, 184, 163)

HSL

hsl(45, 17.9%, 69.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 14.7%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 14.7%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.83, -1.11, 11.56)

LCH

lch(74.83, 11.61, 95.48)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.03, 91.72)

HWB

hwb(45, 63.9%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3aabf

Analogous

#bfaaa3

#bfb8a3

#b8bfa3

Triadic

#bfb8a3

#a3bfb8

#b8a3bf

Split-complementary

#bfb8a3

#a3b8bf

#aaa3bf

Tetradic

#bfb8a3

#aabfa3

#a3aabf

#b8a3bf

Square

#bfb8a3

#a3bfaa

#a3aabf

#bfa3b8

Shades

Color #bfb8a3 mixed toward black.

#a79d80

#8b8161

#686049

#464030

#232018

Tints

Color #bfb8a3 mixed toward white.

#cac4b2

#d4d0c2

#dfdbd1

#eae7e0

#f4f3f0

Tones

Color #bfb8a3 mixed toward gray.

#bdb7a5

#bab6a8

#b8b4aa

#b6b3ac

#b3b2af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbca8 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#bcbdaa · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#bfadad · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 9.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb8a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb8a3]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bfb8a3 (#bfb8a3) is rgb(191, 184, 163) in RGB.

No, #bfb8a3 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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