#bfb99d

Color #bfb99d

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bfb99d

RGB

rgb(191, 185, 157)

HSL

hsl(49.4, 21%, 68.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.4, 17.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.1%, 17.8%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(74.96, -2.59, 14.99)

LCH

lch(74.96, 15.21, 99.8)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0389, 97.23)

HWB

hwb(49.4, 61.6%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9da3bf

Analogous

#bfa89d

#bfb99d

#b4bf9d

Triadic

#bfb99d

#9dbfb9

#b99dbf

Split-complementary

#bfb99d

#9db4bf

#a89dbf

Tetradic

#bfb99d

#a3bf9d

#9da3bf

#b99dbf

Square

#bfb99d

#9dbfa8

#9da3bf

#bf9db4

Shades

Color #bfb99d mixed toward black.

#a8a07a

#8c845c

#696345

#46422e

#232117

Tints

Color #bfb99d mixed toward white.

#cac5ad

#d4d0be

#dfdcce

#eae8de

#f4f3ef

Tones

Color #bfb99d mixed toward gray.

#bcb7a0

#b9b5a3

#b6b3a5

#b4b2a8

#b1b0ab

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

#bcbca4 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#bdbda6 · ΔE 3.1

Tritanopia

#bfaaab · ΔE 17.6

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 11.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfb99d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfb99d]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bfb99d (#bfb99d) is rgb(191, 185, 157) in RGB.

No, #bfb99d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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