What color is #BBB38E?

#BBB38E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB38E?

The RGB value is 187, 179, 142: 187 red, 179 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB38E?

The complementary color is #8E96BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB38E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB38E color

#BBB38E rgb(187, 179, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB38E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.2% green and 55.7% blue (187, 179, 142).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.95:1).

#BBB38E color codes

HEX	`#BBB38E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 179, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.73, -3.16, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.73, 20.21, 99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.496, 44.759, 32.039)`
Decimal	`12301198`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB38E, 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 #BBB38E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB38E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.95:1	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 #BBB38E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb38e; }
.text { color: #bbb38e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb38e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 179 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb38e, #adbb8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB38E?: #BBB38E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB38E?: The RGB value is 187, 179, 142: 187 red, 179 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB38E?: The complementary color is #8E96BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB38E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.95:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.