What color is #BBAE7E?

#BBAE7E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAE7E?

The RGB value is 187, 174, 126: 187 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAE7E?

The complementary color is #7E8BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAE7E?

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.

#BBAE7E color

#BBAE7E rgb(187, 174, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBAE7E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.2% green and 49.4% blue (187, 174, 126).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 31% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 33% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#BBAE7E color codes

HEX	`#BBAE7E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 174, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 31%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 33%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 33%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.11, -2.67, 26.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.11, 26.51, 95.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.396, 42.344, 25.833)`
Decimal	`12299902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAE7E, 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 #BBAE7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.22:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAE7E 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 #BBAE7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbae7e; }
.text { color: #bbae7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbae7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 174 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbae7e, #aabb7e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #BBAE7E?: #BBAE7E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAE7E?: The RGB value is 187, 174, 126: 187 red, 174 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAE7E?: The complementary color is #7E8BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAE7E?: 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.