What color is #BBA38E?

#BBA38E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA38E?

The RGB value is 187, 163, 142: 187 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA38E?

The complementary color is #8EA6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA38E color

#BBA38E rgb(187, 163, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA38E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.9% green and 55.7% blue (187, 163, 142).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Hickory (#B7A28E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#BBA38E color codes

HEX	`#BBA38E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 163, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.9%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.54, 5.46, 14.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.54, 15.16, 68.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.473, 38.713, 31.032)`
Decimal	`12297102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA38E, 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 #BBA38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #BBA38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba38e; }
.text { color: #bba38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 163 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba38e, #bbb98e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BBA38E?: #BBA38E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hickory. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA38E?: The RGB value is 187, 163, 142: 187 red, 163 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA38E?: The complementary color is #8EA6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.