What color is #BBA597?

#BBA597 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 #BBA597?

The RGB value is 187, 165, 151: 187 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA597?

The complementary color is #97ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA597 color

#BBA597 rgb(187, 165, 151)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBA597 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 64.7% green and 59.2% blue (187, 165, 151).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sombrero (#B39C8C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#BBA597 color codes

HEX	`#BBA597`
RGB	`rgb(187, 165, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 64.7%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 5.72, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 11.69, 60.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.535, 39.71, 34.854)`
Decimal	`12297623`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA597, 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 #BBA597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	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 #BBA597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba597; }
.text { color: #bba597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 165 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba597, #bbb797); }

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Questions

What color is #BBA597?: #BBA597 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 #BBA597?: The RGB value is 187, 165, 151: 187 red, 165 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA597?: The complementary color is #97ADBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.94:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.