#bbb36f

Color #bbb36f

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 4.14 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb36f

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 111)

HSL

hsl(53.7, 35.8%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.7, 40.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 40.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.2, -7.09, 35.71)

LCH

lch(72.2, 36.41, 101.23)

OKLCH

oklch(75.8%, 0.0892, 102.43)

HWB

hwb(53.7, 43.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f77bb

Analogous

#bb8d6f

#bbb36f

#9dbb6f

Triadic

#bbb36f

#6fbbb3

#b36fbb

Split-complementary

#bbb36f

#6f9dbb

#8d6fbb

Tetradic

#bbb36f

#77bb6f

#6f77bb

#b36fbb

Square

#bbb36f

#6fbb8d

#6f77bb

#bb6f9d

Shades

Color #bbb36f mixed toward black.

#a99f50

#877f40

#656030

#434020

#222010

Tints

Color #bbb36f mixed toward white.

#c6c087

#d2cc9f

#ddd9b7

#e8e6cf

#f4f2e7

Tones

Color #bbb36f mixed toward gray.

#b5ae75

#aea97c

#a8a482

#a29f88

#9b9a8f

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

#b8b884 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#b8b988 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bb9294 · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb36f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb36f]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb36f (#bbb36f) is rgb(187, 179, 111) in RGB.

No, #bbb36f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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