What color is #BBA294?

#BBA294 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA294?

The RGB value is 187, 162, 148: 187 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA294?

The complementary color is #94ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA294 color

#BBA294 rgb(187, 162, 148)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA294 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.5% green and 58% blue (187, 162, 148).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.71:1).

#BBA294 color codes

HEX	`#BBA294`
RGB	`rgb(187, 162, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.42, 6.9, 10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.42, 12.69, 57.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.759, 38.545, 33.409)`
Decimal	`12296852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA294, 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 #BBA294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.71:1	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 #BBA294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba294; }
.text { color: #bba294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 162 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba294, #bbb694); }

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Questions

What color is #BBA294?: #BBA294 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Sombrero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA294?: The RGB value is 187, 162, 148: 187 red, 162 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA294?: The complementary color is #94ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.71:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.