What color is #BBBD9A?

#BBBD9A 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 #BBBD9A?

The RGB value is 187, 189, 154: 187 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBD9A?

The complementary color is #9C9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBD9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBD9A color

#BBBD9A rgb(187, 189, 154)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBD9A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.1% green and 60.4% blue (187, 189, 154).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 21% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#BBBD9A color codes

HEX	`#BBBD9A`
RGB	`rgb(187, 189, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.1%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 21%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 19%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.63, -6.65, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.63, 18.73, 110.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.523, 49.293, 37.735)`
Decimal	`12303770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBD9A, 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 #BBBD9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBD9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #BBBD9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbd9a; }
.text { color: #bbbd9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbd9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 189 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbd9a, #aabd9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBD9A?: #BBBD9A 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 #BBBD9A?: The RGB value is 187, 189, 154: 187 red, 189 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBD9A?: The complementary color is #9C9ABD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBD9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.