What color is #BBA76C?

#BBA76C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA76C?

The RGB value is 187, 167, 108: 187 red, 167 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA76C?

The complementary color is #6C80BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA76C?

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.

#BBA76C color

#BBA76C rgb(187, 167, 108)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA76C is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.5% green and 42.4% blue (187, 167, 108).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 37% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 42% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#BBA76C color codes

HEX	`#BBA76C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 167, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 37%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 42%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.96, -1.05, 33.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.96, 33.15, 91.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.02, 39.286, 19.817)`
Decimal	`12298092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA76C, 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 #BBA76C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA76C 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 #BBA76C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba76c; }
.text { color: #bba76c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba76c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 167 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba76c, #a7bb6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBA76C?: #BBA76C is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA76C?: The RGB value is 187, 167, 108: 187 red, 167 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA76C?: The complementary color is #6C80BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA76C?: 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.