What color is #BBB497?

#BBB497 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB497?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 151: 187 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB497?

The complementary color is #979EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB497 color

#BBB497 rgb(187, 180, 151)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BBB497 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 59.2% blue (187, 180, 151).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.09:1).

#BBB497 color codes

HEX	`#BBB497`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.18, -2.36, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.18, 15.89, 98.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.4, 45.442, 35.81)`
Decimal	`12301463`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB497, 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 #BBB497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.09:1	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 #BBB497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb497; }
.text { color: #bbb497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb497, #b0bb97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBB497?: #BBB497 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB497?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 151: 187 red, 180 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB497?: The complementary color is #979EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.09:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.