What color is #BBB691?

#BBB691 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB691?

The RGB value is 187, 182, 145: 187 red, 182 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB691?

The complementary color is #9196BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB691 color

#BBB691 rgb(187, 182, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB691 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 71.4% green and 56.9% blue (187, 182, 145).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 24% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#BBB691 color codes

HEX	`#BBB691`
RGB	`rgb(187, 182, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 71.4%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -4.32, 19.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 19.99, 102.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.332, 46.066, 33.444)`
Decimal	`12301969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB691, 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 #BBB691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #BBB691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb691; }
.text { color: #bbb691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 182 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb691, #abbb91); }

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Questions

What color is #BBB691?: #BBB691 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB691?: The RGB value is 187, 182, 145: 187 red, 182 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB691?: The complementary color is #9196BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.