#bbb577

Color #bbb577

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 7.1 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb577

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 119)

HSL

hsl(54.7, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(54.7, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 36.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.86, -7.22, 32.39)

LCH

lch(72.86, 33.18, 102.57)

OKLCH

oklch(76.4%, 0.082, 103.39)

HWB

hwb(54.7, 46.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#777dbb

Analogous

#bb9377

#bbb577

#9fbb77

Triadic

#bbb577

#77bbb5

#b577bb

Split-complementary

#bbb577

#779fbb

#9377bb

Tetradic

#bbb577

#7dbb77

#777dbb

#b577bb

Square

#bbb577

#77bb93

#777dbb

#bb779f

Shades

Color #bbb577 mixed toward black.

#aaa255

#888244

#666133

#444122

#222011

Tints

Color #bbb577 mixed toward white.

#c6c18e

#d2cea4

#dddabb

#e8e6d2

#f4f3e8

Tones

Color #bbb577 mixed toward gray.

#b5b07d

#b0ac82

#aaa788

#a4a28e

#9f9e93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b889 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#b9b98d · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#bb9699 · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 19.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb577;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb577]

Related colors

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Ivory #fffff0

Frequently asked questions

#bbb577 (#bbb577) is rgb(187, 181, 119) in RGB.

No, #bbb577 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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