#bbb289

Color #bbb289

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb289

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 137)

HSL

hsl(49.2, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.2, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(72.37, -3.33, 22.16)

LCH

lch(72.37, 22.41, 98.55)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0565, 97.11)

HWB

hwb(49.2, 53.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8992bb

Analogous

#bb9989

#bbb289

#abbb89

Triadic

#bbb289

#89bbb2

#b289bb

Split-complementary

#bbb289

#89abbb

#9989bb

Tetradic

#bbb289

#92bb89

#8992bb

#b289bb

Square

#bbb289

#89bb99

#8992bb

#bb89ab

Shades

Color #bbb289 mixed toward black.

#a79c67

#897f4f

#675f3b

#443f27

#222014

Tints

Color #bbb289 mixed toward white.

#c6bf9d

#d2ccb0

#ddd8c4

#e8e5d8

#f4f2eb

Tones

Color #bbb289 mixed toward gray.

#b7af8d

#b3ad91

#aeaa95

#aaa79a

#a6a59e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b794 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b8b897 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#bb9c9e · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 15

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb289;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb289]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#bbb289 (#bbb289) is rgb(187, 178, 137) in RGB.

No, #bbb289 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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