#bbb361

Color #bbb361

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 3.59 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb361

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 97)

HSL

hsl(54.7, 39.8%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.7, 48.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 48.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.01, -8.52, 42.6)

LCH

lch(72.01, 43.44, 101.31)

OKLCH

oklch(75.6%, 0.1046, 103.66)

HWB

hwb(54.7, 38%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6169bb

Analogous

#bb8661

#bbb361

#96bb61

Triadic

#bbb361

#61bbb3

#b361bb

Split-complementary

#bbb361

#6196bb

#8661bb

Tetradic

#bbb361

#69bb61

#6169bb

#b361bb

Square

#bbb361

#61bb86

#6169bb

#bb6196

Shades

Color #bbb361 mixed toward black.

#a59d47

#847e39

#635e2b

#423f1d

#211f0e

Tints

Color #bbb361 mixed toward white.

#c6c07b

#d2cc96

#ddd9b0

#e8e6ca

#f4f2e5

Tones

Color #bbb361 mixed toward gray.

#b4ad69

#aca770

#a5a178

#9d9a7f

#969487

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.73:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b87b · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b8b981 · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#bb8c90 · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#b0b0b0 · ΔE 22.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb361;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb361]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbb361 (#bbb361) is rgb(187, 179, 97) in RGB.

No, #bbb361 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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