What color is #BBB98E?

#BBB98E 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 #BBB98E?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 142: 187 red, 185 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB98E?

The complementary color is #8E90BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB98E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB98E color

#BBB98E rgb(187, 185, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB98E is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 55.7% blue (187, 185, 142).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Sage (#BCB88A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.44:1).

#BBB98E color codes

HEX	`#BBB98E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.33, -6.33, 22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.33, 23.03, 105.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.725, 47.216, 32.449)`
Decimal	`12302734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB98E, 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 #BBB98E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB98E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.44:1	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 #BBB98E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb98e; }
.text { color: #bbb98e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb98e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb98e, #a6bb8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #BBB98E?: #BBB98E 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 #BBB98E?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 142: 187 red, 185 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB98E?: The complementary color is #8E90BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB98E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.44:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.