What color is #BBB396?

#BBB396 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 #BBB396?

The RGB value is 187, 179, 150: 187 red, 179 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB396?

The complementary color is #969EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB396 color

#BBB396 rgb(187, 179, 150)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB396 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.2% green and 58.8% blue (187, 179, 150).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10:1).

#BBB396 color codes

HEX	`#BBB396`
RGB	`rgb(187, 179, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 20%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.9, -1.98, 15.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.9, 15.98, 97.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.118, 45.008, 35.317)`
Decimal	`12301206`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB396, 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 #BBB396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10:1	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 #BBB396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb396; }
.text { color: #bbb396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 179 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb396, #b1bb96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #BBB396?: #BBB396 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 #BBB396?: The RGB value is 187, 179, 150: 187 red, 179 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB396?: The complementary color is #969EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.