What color is #BBB09F?

#BBB09F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB09F?

The RGB value is 187, 176, 159: 187 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB09F?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBB09F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB09F color

#BBB09F rgb(187, 176, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB09F is a light, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69% green and 62.4% blue (187, 176, 159).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 17% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Desert Dune (#B5AB9C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.82:1).

#BBB09F color codes

HEX	`#BBB09F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 176, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 17%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.31, 1.03, 10.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.31, 10.17, 84.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.276, 44.119, 39.083)`
Decimal	`12300447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB09F, 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 #BBB09F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB09F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.82:1	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 #BBB09F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb09f; }
.text { color: #bbb09f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb09f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 176 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb09f, #b8bb9f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB09F?: #BBB09F is a light, grayish orange, closest to the named color Desert Dune. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB09F?: The RGB value is 187, 176, 159: 187 red, 176 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB09F?: The complementary color is #9FAABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB09F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.82:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.