#bfbbab

Color #bfbbab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbbab

RGB

rgb(191, 187, 171)

HSL

hsl(48, 13.5%, 71%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 10.5%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 10.5%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.8, -1.4, 8.6)

LCH

lch(75.8, 8.71, 99.25)

OKLCH

oklch(79.1%, 0.0226, 95.33)

HWB

hwb(48, 67.1%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abafbf

Analogous

#bfb1ab

#bfbbab

#b9bfab

Triadic

#bfbbab

#abbfbb

#bbabbf

Split-complementary

#bfbbab

#abb9bf

#b1abbf

Tetradic

#bfbbab

#afbfab

#abafbf

#bbabbf

Square

#bfbbab

#abbfb1

#abafbf

#bfabb9

Shades

Color #bfbbab mixed toward black.

#a59f89

#898268

#67624e

#444134

#22211a

Tints

Color #bfbbab mixed toward white.

#cac6b9

#d4d2c7

#dfddd5

#eae8e3

#f4f4f1

Tones

Color #bfbbab mixed toward gray.

#bdbaad

#bcb9ae

#bab8b0

#b8b7b2

#b7b6b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbdaf · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#bebeb0 · ΔE 2

Tritanopia

#bfb2b3 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#bbbbbb · ΔE 7.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbbab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbbab]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bfbbab (#bfbbab) is rgb(191, 187, 171) in RGB.

No, #bfbbab 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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