#bfbeae

Color #bfbeae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bfbeae

RGB

rgb(191, 190, 174)

HSL

hsl(56.5, 11.7%, 71.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(56.5, 8.9%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 8.9%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(76.65, -2.48, 8.21)

LCH

lch(76.65, 8.58, 106.81)

OKLCH

oklch(79.8%, 0.022, 103.91)

HWB

hwb(56.5, 68.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeafbf

Analogous

#bfb6ae

#bfbeae

#b8bfae

Triadic

#bfbeae

#aebfbe

#beaebf

Split-complementary

#bfbeae

#aeb8bf

#b6aebf

Tetradic

#bfbeae

#afbfae

#aeafbf

#beaebf

Square

#bfbeae

#aebfb6

#aeafbf

#bfaeb8

Shades

Color #bfbeae mixed toward black.

#a4a38c

#88866b

#666551

#444336

#22221b

Tints

Color #bfbeae mixed toward white.

#cac9bc

#d4d4c9

#dfdfd7

#eae9e4

#f4f4f2

Tones

Color #bfbeae mixed toward gray.

#bebdb0

#bcbcb1

#bbbab2

#b9b9b4

#b8b8b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.19:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bfbfb2 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#bfbfb3 · ΔE 1.7

Tritanopia

#bfb5b6 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 7.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bfbeae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bfbeae]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#bfbeae (#bfbeae) is rgb(191, 190, 174) in RGB.

No, #bfbeae 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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