What color is #BBB49E?

#BBB49E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB49E?

The RGB value is 187, 180, 158: 187 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB49E?

The complementary color is #9EA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB49E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB49E color

#BBB49E rgb(187, 180, 158)

Shades of gray

The hex color #BBB49E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 70.6% green and 62% blue (187, 180, 158).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 18% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Ashes to Ashes (#BBB3A2), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#BBB49E color codes

HEX	`#BBB49E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 180, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 70.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 18%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.34, -1.27, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.34, 12.19, 95.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.986, 45.677, 38.893)`
Decimal	`12301470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB49E, 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 #BBB49E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB49E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #BBB49E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb49e; }
.text { color: #bbb49e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb49e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 180 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb49e, #b3bb9e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #BBB49E?: #BBB49E is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ashes to Ashes. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB49E?: The RGB value is 187, 180, 158: 187 red, 180 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB49E?: The complementary color is #9EA5BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB49E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.