What color is #BBA955?

#BBA955 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA955?

The RGB value is 187, 169, 85: 187 red, 169 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA955?

The complementary color is #5567BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA955?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA955 color

#BBA955 rgb(187, 169, 85)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA955 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.3% green and 33.3% blue (187, 169, 85).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 43% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Pickled (#B3A74B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.92:1).

#BBA955 color codes

HEX	`#BBA955`
RGB	`rgb(187, 169, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 43%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.18, -4.32, 45.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.18, 45.36, 95.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.322, 39.598, 14.322)`
Decimal	`12298581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA955, 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 #BBA955	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA955 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.92:1	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 #BBA955 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba955; }
.text { color: #bba955; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba955; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 169 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba955, #9abb55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBA955?: #BBA955 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Pickled. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA955?: The RGB value is 187, 169, 85: 187 red, 169 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA955?: The complementary color is #5567BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA955?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.92:1 and white text 2.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.