What color is #BBAC98?

#BBAC98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAC98?

The RGB value is 187, 172, 152: 187 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAC98?

The complementary color is #98A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAC98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAC98 color

#BBAC98 rgb(187, 172, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAC98 is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.5% green and 59.6% blue (187, 172, 152).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.47:1).

#BBAC98 color codes

HEX	`#BBAC98`
RGB	`rgb(187, 172, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.5%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.1, 2.08, 12.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.1, 12.42, 80.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.913, 42.338, 35.716)`
Decimal	`12299416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAC98, 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 #BBAC98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAC98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.47:1	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 #BBAC98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbac98; }
.text { color: #bbac98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbac98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 172 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbac98, #b8bb98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBAC98?: #BBAC98 is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAC98?: The RGB value is 187, 172, 152: 187 red, 172 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAC98?: The complementary color is #98A7BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAC98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and white text 2.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.