What color is #BBA68B?

#BBA68B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA68B?

The RGB value is 187, 166, 139: 187 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA68B?

The complementary color is #8BA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA68B?

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.

#BBA68B color

#BBA68B rgb(187, 166, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA68B is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.1% green and 54.5% blue (187, 166, 139).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BBA68B color codes

HEX	`#BBA68B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 166, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.26, 3.39, 16.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.26, 17.13, 78.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.79, 39.702, 30.041)`
Decimal	`12297867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA68B, 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 #BBA68B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA68B 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 #BBA68B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba68b; }
.text { color: #bba68b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba68b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 166 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba68b, #b8bb8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBA68B?: #BBA68B is a light, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA68B?: The RGB value is 187, 166, 139: 187 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA68B?: The complementary color is #8BA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA68B?: 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.