What color is #BBB897?

#BBB897 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBB897?

The RGB value is 187, 184, 151: 187 red, 184 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB897?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBB897?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB897 color

#BBB897 rgb(187, 184, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB897 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.2% green and 59.2% blue (187, 184, 151).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.42:1).

#BBB897 color codes

HEX	`#BBB897`
RGB	`rgb(187, 184, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.2%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.24, -4.48, 17.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.24, 17.76, 104.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.22, 47.081, 36.083)`
Decimal	`12302487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB897, 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 #BBB897	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB897 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.42:1	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 #BBB897 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb897; }
.text { color: #bbb897; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb897; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 184 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb897, #acbb97); }

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Questions

What color is #BBB897?: #BBB897 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBB897?: The RGB value is 187, 184, 151: 187 red, 184 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB897?: The complementary color is #979ABB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB897?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.42:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.