What color is #BBB594?

#BBB594 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB594?

The RGB value is 187, 181, 148: 187 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB594?

The complementary color is #949ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB594?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB594 color

#BBB594 rgb(187, 181, 148)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB594 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71% green and 58% blue (187, 181, 148).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 22% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Lush (#C5BDA0), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.15:1).

#BBB594 color codes

HEX	`#BBB594`
RGB	`rgb(187, 181, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 22%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.38, -3.34, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.38, 17.93, 100.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.363, 45.751, 34.61)`
Decimal	`12301716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB594, 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 #BBB594	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB594 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.15:1	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 #BBB594 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb594; }
.text { color: #bbb594; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb594; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 181 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb594, #adbb94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #BBB594?: #BBB594 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Lush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB594?: The RGB value is 187, 181, 148: 187 red, 181 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB594?: The complementary color is #949ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB594?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.15:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.