What color is #BBA88D?

#BBA88D 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 #BBA88D?

The RGB value is 187, 168, 141: 187 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA88D?

The complementary color is #8DA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA88D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA88D color

#BBA88D rgb(187, 168, 141)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA88D is a light, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 65.9% green and 55.3% blue (187, 168, 141).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 25% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 25% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#BBA88D color codes

HEX	`#BBA88D`
RGB	`rgb(187, 168, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 65.9%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 25%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 25%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 25%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.82, 2.59, 16.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.82, 16.68, 81.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.304, 40.494, 30.94)`
Decimal	`12298381`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA88D, 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 #BBA88D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA88D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	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 #BBA88D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba88d; }
.text { color: #bba88d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba88d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 168 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba88d, #b7bb8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBA88D?: #BBA88D 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 #BBA88D?: The RGB value is 187, 168, 141: 187 red, 168 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA88D?: The complementary color is #8DA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA88D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.1:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.