What color is #BBBEAA?

#BBBEAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBBEAA?

The RGB value is 187, 190, 170: 187 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBBEAA?

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

Is black or white text better on #BBBEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBBEAA color

#BBBEAA rgb(187, 190, 170)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (187, 190, 170).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 13% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Ash (#BEBAA7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#BBBEAA color codes

HEX	`#BBBEAA`
RGB	`rgb(187, 190, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 74.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.25, -4.6, 9.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.25, 10.78, 115.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.162, 50.294, 45.298)`
Decimal	`12304042`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBBEAA, 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 #BBBEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBBEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #BBBEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbbeaa; }
.text { color: #bbbeaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbbeaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 190 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbbeaa, #b1beaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #BBBEAA?: #BBBEAA is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBBEAA?: The RGB value is 187, 190, 170: 187 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBBEAA?: The complementary color is #ADAABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBBEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.