What color is #BBAE70?

#BBAE70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAE70?

The RGB value is 187, 174, 112: 187 red, 174 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAE70?

The complementary color is #707DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAE70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAE70 color

#BBAE70 rgb(187, 174, 112)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBAE70 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 43.9% blue (187, 174, 112).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 36% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 40% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ecru (#C2B280), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.4:1).

#BBAE70 color codes

HEX	`#BBAE70`
RGB	`rgb(187, 174, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 36%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 40%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.88, -4.34, 33.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.88, 33.78, 97.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.555, 42.008, 21.403)`
Decimal	`12299888`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAE70, 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 #BBAE70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAE70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.4:1	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 #BBAE70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbae70; }
.text { color: #bbae70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbae70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 174 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbae70, #a2bb70); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBAE70?: #BBAE70 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Ecru. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAE70?: The RGB value is 187, 174, 112: 187 red, 174 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAE70?: The complementary color is #707DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAE70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.4:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.