What color is #BBC08F?

#BBC08F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BBC08F?

The RGB value is 187, 192, 143: 187 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC08F?

The complementary color is #948FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC08F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC08F color

#BBC08F rgb(187, 192, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBC08F is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.3% green and 56.1% blue (187, 192, 143).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 28% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#BBC08F color codes

HEX	`#BBC08F`
RGB	`rgb(187, 192, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 28%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.22, -9.84, 24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.22, 26.11, 112.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.301, 50.248, 33.346)`
Decimal	`12304527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC08F, 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 #BBC08F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC08F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #BBC08F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc08f; }
.text { color: #bbc08f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc08f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 192 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc08f, #a2c08f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #BBC08F?: #BBC08F is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Kiss a Frog. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BBC08F?: The RGB value is 187, 192, 143: 187 red, 192 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC08F?: The complementary color is #948FC0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC08F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.