#bbb474

Color #bbb474

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 6.06 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb474

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 116)

HSL

hsl(54.1, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.1, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 38%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.54, -7.05, 33.55)

LCH

lch(72.54, 34.28, 101.87)

OKLCH

oklch(76.1%, 0.0845, 102.79)

HWB

hwb(54.1, 45.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#747bbb

Analogous

#bb9074

#bbb474

#9ebb74

Triadic

#bbb474

#74bbb4

#b474bb

Split-complementary

#bbb474

#749ebb

#9074bb

Tetradic

#bbb474

#7bbb74

#747bbb

#b474bb

Square

#bbb474

#74bb90

#747bbb

#bb749e

Shades

Color #bbb474 mixed toward black.

#aaa153

#888142

#666132

#444021

#222011

Tints

Color #bbb474 mixed toward white.

#c6c08b

#d2cda2

#ddd9b9

#e8e6d1

#f4f2e8

Tones

Color #bbb474 mixed toward gray.

#b5af7a

#afaa80

#a9a686

#a3a18c

#9d9c92

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b887 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b98b · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#bb9497 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#b2b2b2 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb474;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb474]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbb474 (#bbb474) is rgb(187, 180, 116) in RGB.

No, #bbb474 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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