What color is #BBAD49?

#BBAD49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAD49?

The RGB value is 187, 173, 73: 187 red, 173 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAD49?

The complementary color is #4957BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAD49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAD49 color

#BBAD49 rgb(187, 173, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBAD49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 67.8% green and 28.6% blue (187, 173, 73).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 46% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 61% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Brass (#B5A642), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.19:1).

#BBAD49 color codes

HEX	`#BBAD49`
RGB	`rgb(187, 173, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 67.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 46%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 61%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 61%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.13, -7.35, 51.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.13, 52.41, 98.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.641, 40.934, 12.273)`
Decimal	`12299593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAD49, 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 #BBAD49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAD49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.19:1	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 #BBAD49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbad49; }
.text { color: #bbad49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbad49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 173 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbad49, #90bb49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBAD49?: #BBAD49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Brass. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAD49?: The RGB value is 187, 173, 73: 187 red, 173 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAD49?: The complementary color is #4957BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAD49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.