What color is #BBB189?

#BBB189 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 #BBB189?

The RGB value is 187, 177, 137: 187 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB189?

The complementary color is #8993BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB189 color

#BBB189 rgb(187, 177, 137)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB189 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.4% green and 53.7% blue (187, 177, 137).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 27% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nettle (#BBAC7D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.76:1).

#BBB189 color codes

HEX	`#BBB189`
RGB	`rgb(187, 177, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 27%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.11, -2.8, 21.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.11, 21.98, 97.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.731, 43.816, 29.974)`
Decimal	`12300681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB189, 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 #BBB189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.15:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.76:1	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 #BBB189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb189; }
.text { color: #bbb189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 177 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb189, #acbb89); }

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Questions

What color is #BBB189?: #BBB189 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 #BBB189?: The RGB value is 187, 177, 137: 187 red, 177 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB189?: The complementary color is #8993BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and white text 2.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.