#bbac5e

Color #bbac5e

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 5.52 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 14.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbac5e

RGB

rgb(187, 172, 94)

HSL

hsl(50.3, 40.6%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.3, 49.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 49.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(70.09, -5.12, 41.77)

LCH

lch(70.09, 42.08, 96.99)

OKLCH

oklch(74%, 0.1007, 98.69)

HWB

hwb(50.3, 36.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e6dbb

Analogous

#bb7d5e

#bbac5e

#9cbb5e

Triadic

#bbac5e

#5ebbac

#ac5ebb

Split-complementary

#bbac5e

#5e9cbb

#7d5ebb

Tetradic

#bbac5e

#6dbb5e

#5e6dbb

#ac5ebb

Square

#bbac5e

#5ebb7d

#5e6dbb

#bb5e9c

Shades

Color #bbac5e mixed toward black.

#a59546

#847738

#635a2a

#423c1c

#211e0e

Tints

Color #bbac5e mixed toward white.

#c6ba79

#d2c894

#ddd5af

#e8e3c9

#f4f1e4

Tones

Color #bbac5e mixed toward gray.

#b3a766

#aba16e

#a49c75

#9c977d

#949285

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b5b577 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b77c · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#ba878a · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#ababab · ΔE 21.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbac5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbac5e]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbac5e (#bbac5e) is rgb(187, 172, 94) in RGB.

No, #bbac5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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