What color is #BBBA97?

#BBBA97 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 #BBBA97?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 151: 187 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBA97?

The complementary color is #9798BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBA97 color

#BBBA97 rgb(187, 186, 151)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBA97 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 59.2% blue (187, 186, 151).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.58:1).

#BBBA97 color codes

HEX	`#BBBA97`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.77, -5.54, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.77, 18.76, 107.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.638, 47.917, 36.222)`
Decimal	`12302999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBA97, 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 #BBBA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.58:1	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 #BBBA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbba97; }
.text { color: #bbba97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbba97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbba97, #aabb97); }

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Questions

What color is #BBBA97?: #BBBA97 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 #BBBA97?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 151: 187 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBA97?: The complementary color is #9798BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.58:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.