What color is #BBB491?

#BBB491 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB491?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 145: 187 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB491?

The complementary color is #9198BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB491?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB491 color

#BBB491 rgb(187, 180, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB491 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 56.9% blue (187, 180, 145).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beach Dune (#C6BB9C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#BBB491 color codes

HEX	`#BBB491`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.06, -3.26, 18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.06, 19.07, 99.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.926, 45.252, 33.309)`
Decimal	`12301457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB491, 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 #BBB491	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB491 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #BBB491 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb491; }
.text { color: #bbb491; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb491; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb491, #adbb91); }

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Questions

What color is #BBB491?: #BBB491 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beach Dune. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB491?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 145: 187 red, 180 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB491?: The complementary color is #9198BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB491?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.