What color is #BBBE9C?

#BBBE9C 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 #BBBE9C?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 156: 187 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBE9C?

The complementary color is #9F9CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBE9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBE9C color

#BBBE9C rgb(187, 190, 156)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBE9C is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 61.2% blue (187, 190, 156).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.96:1).

#BBBE9C color codes

HEX	`#BBBE9C`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.94, -6.87, 16.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.94, 18.21, 112.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.907, 49.792, 38.691)`
Decimal	`12304028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBE9C, 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 #BBBE9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBE9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.96:1	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 #BBBE9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbe9c; }
.text { color: #bbbe9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbe9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbe9c, #aabe9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBBE9C?: #BBBE9C 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 #BBBE9C?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 156: 187 red, 190 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBE9C?: The complementary color is #9F9CBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBE9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.96:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.