What color is #BBAF86?

#BBAF86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAF86?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 134: 187 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAF86?

The complementary color is #8692BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAF86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAF86 color

#BBAF86 rgb(187, 175, 134)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBAF86 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 52.5% blue (187, 175, 134).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.59:1).

#BBAF86 color codes

HEX	`#BBAF86`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.52, -2.15, 22.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.52, 22.72, 95.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.127, 42.947, 28.725)`
Decimal	`12300166`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAF86, 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 #BBAF86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAF86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.59:1	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 #BBAF86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaf86; }
.text { color: #bbaf86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaf86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaf86, #acbb86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBAF86?: #BBAF86 is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nettle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAF86?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 134: 187 red, 175 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAF86?: The complementary color is #8692BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAF86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.59:1 and white text 2.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.