#bbb280

Color #bbb280

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 10.22 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb280

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 128)

HSL

hsl(50.8, 30.3%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.8, 31.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 31.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.21, -4.53, 26.77)

LCH

lch(72.21, 27.15, 99.6)

OKLCH

oklch(75.9%, 0.0678, 99.17)

HWB

hwb(50.8, 50.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8089bb

Analogous

#bb9580

#bbb280

#a7bb80

Triadic

#bbb280

#80bbb2

#b280bb

Split-complementary

#bbb280

#80a7bb

#9580bb

Tetradic

#bbb280

#89bb80

#8089bb

#b280bb

Square

#bbb280

#80bb95

#8089bb

#bb80a7

Shades

Color #bbb280 mixed toward black.

#a99d5e

#897f49

#675f37

#444025

#222012

Tints

Color #bbb280 mixed toward white.

#c6bf95

#d2ccaa

#ddd9c0

#e8e5d5

#f4f2ea

Tones

Color #bbb280 mixed toward gray.

#b6af85

#b1ab8a

#aca88f

#a7a494

#a3a199

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b78e · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b8b891 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#bb989a · ΔE 26.3

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb280;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb280]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbb280 (#bbb280) is rgb(187, 178, 128) in RGB.

No, #bbb280 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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