#bfbcb2

Color #bfbcb2

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 5.67 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbcb2

RGB

rgb(191, 188, 178)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 9.2%, 72.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 6.8%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 6.8%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.23, -0.73, 5.43)

LCH

lch(76.23, 5.48, 97.66)

OKLCH

oklch(79.5%, 0.0143, 93.2)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 69.8%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2b5bf

Analogous

#bfb6b2

#bfbcb2

#bcbfb2

Triadic

#bfbcb2

#b2bfbc

#bcb2bf

Split-complementary

#bfbcb2

#b2bcbf

#b6b2bf

Tetradic

#bfbcb2

#b5bfb2

#b2b5bf

#bcb2bf

Square

#bfbcb2

#b2bfb6

#b2b5bf

#bfb2bc

Shades

Color #bfbcb2 mixed toward black.

#a39f91

#868170

#656154

#434138

#22201c

Tints

Color #bfbcb2 mixed toward white.

#cac7bf

#d4d2cc

#dfded9

#eae9e5

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bfbcb2 mixed toward gray.

#bebcb3

#bdbbb4

#bcbab5

#bbbab6

#bab9b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bebeb4 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#bebeb5 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bfb6b7 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#bcbcbc · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbcb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbcb2]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bfbcb2 (#bfbcb2) is rgb(191, 188, 178) in RGB.

No, #bfbcb2 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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