What color is #BBC187?

#BBC187 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 #BBC187?

The RGB value is 187, 193, 135: 187 red, 193 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC187?

The complementary color is #8D87C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC187 color

#BBC187 rgb(187, 193, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBC187 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 52.9% blue (187, 193, 135).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#BBC187 color codes

HEX	`#BBC187`
RGB	`rgb(187, 193, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.7%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 30%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 30%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.35, -11.45, 28.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.35, 30.79, 111.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.937, 50.454, 30.341)`
Decimal	`12304775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC187, 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 #BBC187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #BBC187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc187; }
.text { color: #bbc187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 193 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc187, #9ec187); }

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Questions

What color is #BBC187?: #BBC187 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 #BBC187?: The RGB value is 187, 193, 135: 187 red, 193 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC187?: The complementary color is #8D87C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.