#bbb388

Color #bbb388

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 9.4

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#bbb388

RGB

rgb(187, 179, 136)

HSL

hsl(50.6, 27.3%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.6, 27.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.3%, 27.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.62, -4, 23.04)

LCH

lch(72.62, 23.38, 99.85)

OKLCH

oklch(76.3%, 0.0589, 98.79)

HWB

hwb(50.6, 53.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8890bb

Analogous

#bb9988

#bbb388

#a9bb88

Triadic

#bbb388

#88bbb3

#b388bb

Split-complementary

#bbb388

#88a9bb

#9988bb

Tetradic

#bbb388

#90bb88

#8890bb

#b388bb

Square

#bbb388

#88bb99

#8890bb

#bb88a9

Shades

Color #bbb388 mixed toward black.

#a79d66

#89804e

#67603b

#444027

#222014

Tints

Color #bbb388 mixed toward white.

#c6c09c

#d2ccb0

#ddd9c3

#e8e6d7

#f4f2eb

Tones

Color #bbb388 mixed toward gray.

#b7b08c

#b2ad90

#aeaa95

#aaa799

#a6a49d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b894 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#b8b997 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#bb9c9e · ΔE 24.4

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 15.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb388;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb388]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbb388 (#bbb388) is rgb(187, 179, 136) in RGB.

No, #bbb388 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #bbb388, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast