What color is #BBA57C?

#BBA57C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA57C?

The RGB value is 187, 165, 124: 187 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA57C?

The complementary color is #7C92BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA57C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA57C color

#BBA57C rgb(187, 165, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA57C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 64.7% green and 48.6% blue (187, 165, 124).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.79:1).

#BBA57C color codes

HEX	`#BBA57C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 165, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 64.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.7, 1.91, 24.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.7, 24.3, 85.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.587, 38.932, 24.599)`
Decimal	`12297596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA57C, 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 #BBA57C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA57C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.79:1	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 #BBA57C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba57c; }
.text { color: #bba57c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba57c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 165 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba57c, #b2bb7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBA57C?: #BBA57C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Faded Letter. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA57C?: The RGB value is 187, 165, 124: 187 red, 165 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA57C?: The complementary color is #7C92BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA57C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 and white text 2.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.