#bbb49c

Color #bbb49c

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 13.18 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb49c

RGB

rgb(187, 180, 156)

HSL

hsl(46.5, 18.6%, 67.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.5, 16.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.7%, 16.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.29, -1.59, 13.15)

LCH

lch(73.29, 13.25, 96.89)

OKLCH

oklch(76.9%, 0.0341, 93.53)

HWB

hwb(46.5, 61.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ca3bb

Analogous

#bba59c

#bbb49c

#b3bb9c

Triadic

#bbb49c

#9cbbb4

#b49cbb

Split-complementary

#bbb49c

#9cb3bb

#a59cbb

Tetradic

#bbb49c

#a3bb9c

#9ca3bb

#b49cbb

Square

#bbb49c

#9cbba5

#9ca3bb

#bb9cb3

Shades

Color #bbb49c mixed toward black.

#a49a7a

#887e5d

#665f46

#443f2f

#222017

Tints

Color #bbb49c mixed toward white.

#c6c1ad

#d2cdbd

#dddace

#e8e6de

#f4f3ef

Tones

Color #bbb49c mixed toward gray.

#b9b39f

#b6b1a1

#b3b0a4

#b1aea6

#aeada9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a2 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#b8b9a4 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#bba7a8 · ΔE 15.6

Achromatopsia

#b4b4b4 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb49c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb49c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bbb49c (#bbb49c) is rgb(187, 180, 156) in RGB.

No, #bbb49c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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