What color is #BBAB96?

#BBAB96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAB96?

The RGB value is 187, 171, 150: 187 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAB96?

The complementary color is #96A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAB96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAB96 color

#BBAB96 rgb(187, 171, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBAB96 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.1% green and 58.8% blue (187, 171, 150).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#BBAB96 color codes

HEX	`#BBAB96`
RGB	`rgb(187, 171, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.8, 2.31, 12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.8, 13.12, 79.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.561, 41.894, 34.798)`
Decimal	`12299158`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAB96, 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 #BBAB96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAB96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	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 #BBAB96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbab96; }
.text { color: #bbab96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbab96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 171 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbab96, #b8bb96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBAB96?: #BBAB96 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAB96?: The RGB value is 187, 171, 150: 187 red, 171 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAB96?: The complementary color is #96A6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAB96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and white text 2.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.