#bbb072

Color #bbb072

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb072

RGB

rgb(187, 176, 114)

HSL

hsl(51, 34.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51, 39%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.9%, 39%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.44, -5.17, 33.18)

LCH

lch(71.44, 33.58, 98.86)

OKLCH

oklch(75.2%, 0.0825, 99.42)

HWB

hwb(51, 44.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727dbb

Analogous

#bb8c72

#bbb072

#a1bb72

Triadic

#bbb072

#72bbb0

#b072bb

Split-complementary

#bbb072

#72a1bb

#8c72bb

Tetradic

#bbb072

#7dbb72

#727dbb

#b072bb

Square

#bbb072

#72bb8c

#727dbb

#bb72a1

Shades

Color #bbb072 mixed toward black.

#a99c52

#877d41

#655e31

#443e21

#221f10

Tints

Color #bbb072 mixed toward white.

#c6bd89

#d2caa1

#ddd7b8

#e8e5d0

#f4f2e7

Tones

Color #bbb072 mixed toward gray.

#b5ac78

#afa77e

#a9a384

#a39f8a

#9d9b90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b684 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#b7b888 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#ba9194 · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb072;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb072]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbb072 (#bbb072) is rgb(187, 176, 114) in RGB.

No, #bbb072 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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