What color is #BBAC7D?

#BBAC7D is a desaturated yellow known as Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Nettle?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 125: 187 red, 172 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Nettle?

The complementary color is #7D8CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAC7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Nettle color: hex code #BBAC7D

#BBAC7D rgb(187, 172, 125)

Shades of brown

Nettle has the hex code #BBAC7D. It is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 49% blue (187, 172, 125).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

Nettle (#BBAC7D) color codes

HEX	`#BBAC7D`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.56, -1.73, 26.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.56, 26.24, 93.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.948, 41.552, 25.367)`
Decimal	`12299389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Nettle, 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 #BBAC7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAC7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	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 #BBAC7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbac7d; }
.text { color: #bbac7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbac7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbac7d, #abbb7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #BBAC7D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BBAC7D?: #BBAC7D is a desaturated yellow known as Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Nettle?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 125: 187 red, 172 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Nettle?: The complementary color is #7D8CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAC7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.31:1 and white text 2.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.