What color is #BBBA9B?

#BBBA9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBA9B?

The RGB value is 187, 186, 155: 187 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBA9B?

The complementary color is #9B9CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBA9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBA9B color

#BBBA9B rgb(187, 186, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBA9B is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 72.9% green and 60.8% blue (187, 186, 155).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 19% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#BBBA9B color codes

HEX	`#BBBA9B`
RGB	`rgb(187, 186, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 72.9%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 19%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.86, -4.92, 15.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.86, 16.63, 107.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.968, 48.05, 37.962)`
Decimal	`12303003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBA9B, 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 #BBBA9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBA9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #BBBA9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbba9b; }
.text { color: #bbba9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbba9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 186 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbba9b, #acbb9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBA9B?: #BBBA9B is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBA9B?: The RGB value is 187, 186, 155: 187 red, 186 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBA9B?: The complementary color is #9B9CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBA9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.