What color is #BBB28F?

#BBB28F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB28F?

The RGB value is 187, 178, 143: 187 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB28F?

The complementary color is #8F98BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB28F color

#BBB28F rgb(187, 178, 143)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB28F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 69.8% green and 56.1% blue (187, 178, 143).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.88:1).

#BBB28F color codes

HEX	`#BBB28F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 178, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 69.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.49, -2.48, 19.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.49, 19.24, 97.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.372, 44.39, 32.37)`
Decimal	`12300943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB28F, 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 #BBB28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.88:1	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 #BBB28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb28f; }
.text { color: #bbb28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 178 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb28f, #aebb8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB28F?: #BBB28F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB28F?: The RGB value is 187, 178, 143: 187 red, 178 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB28F?: The complementary color is #8F98BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.88:1 and white text 2.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.