What color is #BBBEA4?

#BBBEA4 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 #BBBEA4?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 164: 187 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEA4?

The complementary color is #A7A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBBEA4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBEA4 color

#BBBEA4 rgb(187, 190, 164)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBBEA4 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 64.3% blue (187, 190, 164).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% 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 11.01:1).

#BBBEA4 color codes

HEX	`#BBBEA4`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 164)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 64.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, -5.6, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 13.97, 113.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.607, 50.072, 42.377)`
Decimal	`12304036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBEA4, 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 #BBBEA4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBEA4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #BBBEA4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbea4; }
.text { color: #bbbea4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbea4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 164 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbea4, #aebea4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #BBBEA4?: #BBBEA4 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 #BBBEA4?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 164: 187 red, 190 green and 164 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBEA4?: The complementary color is #A7A4BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBEA4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.