What color is #BBB089?

#BBB089 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 #BBB089?

The RGB value is 187, 176, 137: 187 red, 176 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB089?

The complementary color is #8994BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB089 color

#BBB089 rgb(187, 176, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB089 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69% green and 53.7% blue (187, 176, 137).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.68:1).

#BBB089 color codes

HEX	`#BBB089`
RGB	`rgb(187, 176, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.84, -2.27, 21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.84, 21.56, 96.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.534, 43.423, 29.908)`
Decimal	`12300425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB089, 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 #BBB089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.68:1	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 #BBB089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb089; }
.text { color: #bbb089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 176 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb089, #adbb89); }

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Questions

What color is #BBB089?: #BBB089 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 #BBB089?: The RGB value is 187, 176, 137: 187 red, 176 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB089?: The complementary color is #8994BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.68:1 and white text 2.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.