What color is #BBA67C?

#BBA67C 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 #BBA67C?

The RGB value is 187, 166, 124: 187 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA67C?

The complementary color is #7C91BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA67C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA67C color

#BBA67C rgb(187, 166, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA67C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.1% green and 48.6% blue (187, 166, 124).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 32% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 34% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Faded Letter (#BFAC86), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#BBA67C color codes

HEX	`#BBA67C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 32%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 34%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 34%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, 1.37, 24.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 24.62, 86.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.768, 39.294, 24.66)`
Decimal	`12297852`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA67C, 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 #BBA67C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA67C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	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 #BBA67C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba67c; }
.text { color: #bba67c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba67c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba67c, #b1bb7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #BBA67C?: #BBA67C 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 #BBA67C?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 124: 187 red, 166 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA67C?: The complementary color is #7C91BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA67C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.