What color is #BBAA4B?

#BBAA4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAA4B?

The RGB value is 187, 170, 75: 187 red, 170 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAA4B?

The complementary color is #4B5CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAA4B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAA4B color

#BBAA4B rgb(187, 170, 75)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBAA4B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 66.7% green and 29.4% blue (187, 170, 75).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 45% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 60% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#BBAA4B color codes

HEX	`#BBAA4B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 170, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 66.7%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 45%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 60%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 60%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.34, -5.63, 50.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.34, 50.42, 96.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.14, 39.824, 12.438)`
Decimal	`12298827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAA4B, 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 #BBAA4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAA4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #BBAA4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaa4b; }
.text { color: #bbaa4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaa4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 170 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaa4b, #94bb4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBAA4B?: #BBAA4B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAA4B?: The RGB value is 187, 170, 75: 187 red, 170 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAA4B?: The complementary color is #4B5CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAA4B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.