What color is #BBA98E?

#BBA98E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBA98E?

The RGB value is 187, 169, 142: 187 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBA98E?

The complementary color is #8EA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBA98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBA98E color

#BBA98E rgb(187, 169, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBA98E is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.3% green and 55.7% blue (187, 169, 142).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Coffee Diva (#BEA88D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.18:1).

#BBA98E color codes

HEX	`#BBA98E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 169, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.1, 2.2, 16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.1, 16.47, 82.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.564, 40.895, 31.395)`
Decimal	`12298638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBA98E, 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 #BBA98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBA98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.18:1	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 #BBA98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bba98e; }
.text { color: #bba98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bba98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 169 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bba98e, #b6bb8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBA98E?: #BBA98E is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Coffee Diva. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBA98E?: The RGB value is 187, 169, 142: 187 red, 169 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBA98E?: The complementary color is #8EA0BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBA98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.18:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.