What color is #BBB98F?

#BBB98F 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 #BBB98F?

The RGB value is 187, 185, 143: 187 red, 185 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBB98F?

The complementary color is #8F91BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBB98F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBB98F color

#BBB98F rgb(187, 185, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBB98F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.5% green and 56.1% blue (187, 185, 143).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 24% 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 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#BBB98F color codes

HEX	`#BBB98F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 185, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 24%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.35, -6.19, 21.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.35, 22.5, 105.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.8, 47.247, 32.846)`
Decimal	`12302735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBB98F, 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 #BBB98F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBB98F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	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 #BBB98F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbb98f; }
.text { color: #bbb98f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbb98f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 185 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbb98f, #a7bb8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBB98F?: #BBB98F 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 #BBB98F?: The RGB value is 187, 185, 143: 187 red, 185 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBB98F?: The complementary color is #8F91BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBB98F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.45:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.