#bfbc99

Color #bfbc99

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbc99

RGB

rgb(191, 188, 153)

HSL

hsl(55.3, 22.9%, 67.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(55.3, 19.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 19.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.66, -4.78, 18.13)

LCH

lch(75.66, 18.75, 104.77)

OKLCH

oklch(78.9%, 0.0477, 103.34)

HWB

hwb(55.3, 60%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999cbf

Analogous

#bfa999

#bfbc99

#afbf99

Triadic

#bfbc99

#99bfbc

#bc99bf

Split-complementary

#bfbc99

#99afbf

#a999bf

Tetradic

#bfbc99

#9cbf99

#999cbf

#bc99bf

Square

#bfbc99

#99bfa9

#999cbf

#bf99af

Shades

Color #bfbc99 mixed toward black.

#a9a576

#8d8958

#6a6742

#47442c

#232216

Tints

Color #bfbc99 mixed toward white.

#cac7aa

#d4d2bb

#dfdecc

#eae9dd

#f4f4ee

Tones

Color #bfbc99 mixed toward gray.

#bcb99c

#b9b79f

#b6b4a3

#b2b1a6

#afafa9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebea2 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#bebea5 · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#bfa9ab · ΔE 21.5

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 13.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbc99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbc99]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bfbc99 (#bfbc99) is rgb(191, 188, 153) in RGB.

No, #bfbc99 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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