What color is #BBAF9A?

#BBAF9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAF9A?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 154: 187 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAF9A?

The complementary color is #9AA6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAF9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAF9A color

#BBAF9A rgb(187, 175, 154)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAF9A is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 60.4% blue (187, 175, 154).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 18% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.71:1).

#BBAF9A color codes

HEX	`#BBAF9A`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 18%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 18%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.93, 0.78, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.93, 12.35, 86.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.656, 43.559, 36.779)`
Decimal	`12300186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAF9A, 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 #BBAF9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAF9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.71:1	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 #BBAF9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaf9a; }
.text { color: #bbaf9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaf9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaf9a, #b6bb9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBAF9A?: #BBAF9A is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAF9A?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 154: 187 red, 175 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAF9A?: The complementary color is #9AA6BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAF9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.