What color is #BBBA93?

#BBBA93 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 #BBBA93?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 147: 187 red, 186 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBA93?

The complementary color is #9394BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBA93 color

#BBBA93 rgb(187, 186, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBA93 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 57.6% blue (187, 186, 147).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 23% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#BBBA93 color codes

HEX	`#BBBA93`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 23%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 21%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.69, -6.13, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.69, 20.88, 107.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.319, 47.79, 34.54)`
Decimal	`12302995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBA93, 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 #BBBA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #BBBA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbba93; }
.text { color: #bbba93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbba93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbba93, #a8bb93); }

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Questions

What color is #BBBA93?: #BBBA93 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 #BBBA93?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 147: 187 red, 186 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBA93?: The complementary color is #9394BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.