What color is #BBA38F?

#BBA38F 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 #BBA38F?

The RGB value is 187, 163, 143: 187 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA38F?

The complementary color is #8FA7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA38F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA38F color

#BBA38F rgb(187, 163, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA38F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 63.9% green and 56.1% blue (187, 163, 143).

Its hue angle is 27°, with 24% 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#BBA38F color codes

HEX	`#BBA38F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 163, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 63.9%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(27, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(27, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.57, 5.6, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.57, 14.73, 67.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.549, 38.744, 31.429)`
Decimal	`12297103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA38F, 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 #BBA38F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA38F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #BBA38F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba38f; }
.text { color: #bba38f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba38f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 163 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba38f, #bbb98f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Brown.

Questions

What color is #BBA38F?: #BBA38F 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 #BBA38F?: The RGB value is 187, 163, 143: 187 red, 163 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA38F?: The complementary color is #8FA7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA38F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.