What color is #BBC199?

#BBC199 is a light, grayish yellow known as Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Beige and Sage?

The RGB value is 187, 193, 153: 187 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Beige and Sage?

The complementary color is #9F99C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Beige and Sage color: hex code #BBC199

#BBC199 rgb(187, 193, 153)

Shades of green

Beige and Sage has the hex code #BBC199. It is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 60% blue (187, 193, 153).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 24% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

Beige and Sage (#BBC199) color codes

HEX	`#BBC199`
RGB	`rgb(187, 193, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.7%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 24%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.68, -8.89, 19.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.68, 21.43, 114.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.313, 51.005, 37.589)`
Decimal	`12304793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Beige and Sage, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BBC199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BBC199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc199; }
.text { color: #bbc199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 193 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc199, #a7c199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BBC199 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBC199?: #BBC199 is a light, grayish yellow known as Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Beige and Sage?: The RGB value is 187, 193, 153: 187 red, 193 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Beige and Sage?: The complementary color is #9F99C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.