What color is #BBC189?

#BBC189 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 #BBC189?

The RGB value is 187, 193, 137: 187 red, 193 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BBC189?

The complementary color is #8F89C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BBC189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BBC189 color

#BBC189 rgb(187, 193, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BBC189 is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 75.7% green and 53.7% blue (187, 193, 137).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 31% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Kiss a Frog (#BEC187), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.1:1).

#BBC189 color codes

HEX	`#BBC189`
RGB	`rgb(187, 193, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 75.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 31%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 29%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.38, -11.18, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.38, 29.76, 112.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.079, 50.511, 31.09)`
Decimal	`12304777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BBC189, 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 #BBC189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BBC189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.1:1	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 #BBC189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bbc189; }
.text { color: #bbc189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bbc189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 193 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bbc189, #9fc189); }

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Questions

What color is #BBC189?: #BBC189 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 #BBC189?: The RGB value is 187, 193, 137: 187 red, 193 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BBC189?: The complementary color is #8F89C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BBC189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.1:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.