What color is #BBAF9C?

#BBAF9C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBAF9C?

The RGB value is 187, 175, 156: 187 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBAF9C?

The complementary color is #9CA8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBAF9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBAF9C color

#BBAF9C rgb(187, 175, 156)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBAF9C is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 68.6% green and 61.2% blue (187, 175, 156).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Warm Neutral (#C1B19D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.73:1).

#BBAF9C color codes

HEX	`#BBAF9C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 175, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 68.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.98, 1.09, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.98, 11.34, 84.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.824, 43.626, 37.663)`
Decimal	`12300188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBAF9C, 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 #BBAF9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBAF9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.73:1	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 #BBAF9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbaf9c; }
.text { color: #bbaf9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbaf9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 175 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbaf9c, #b8bb9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBAF9C?: #BBAF9C is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Warm Neutral. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBAF9C?: The RGB value is 187, 175, 156: 187 red, 175 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBAF9C?: The complementary color is #9CA8BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBAF9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.73:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.