What color is #BBA683?

#BBA683 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA683?

The RGB value is 187, 166, 131: 187 red, 166 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA683?

The complementary color is #8398BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA683?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA683 color

#BBA683 rgb(187, 166, 131)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA683 is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.1% green and 51.4% blue (187, 166, 131).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bangalore (#BBAA88), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.9:1).

#BBA683 color codes

HEX	`#BBA683`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.1, 2.28, 20.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.1, 21.07, 83.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.227, 39.477, 27.075)`
Decimal	`12297859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA683, 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 #BBA683	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA683 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.9:1	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 #BBA683 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba683; }
.text { color: #bba683; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba683; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba683, #b4bb83); }

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Questions

What color is #BBA683?: #BBA683 is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bangalore. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA683?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 131: 187 red, 166 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA683?: The complementary color is #8398BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA683?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.9:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.