#bbb59f

Color #bbb59f

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb59f

RGB

rgb(187, 181, 159)

HSL

hsl(47.1, 17.1%, 67.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.1, 15%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.2%, 15%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.62, -1.64, 11.98)

LCH

lch(73.62, 12.09, 97.8)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.0311, 94.43)

HWB

hwb(47.1, 62.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9fa5bb

Analogous

#bba79f

#bbb59f

#b3bb9f

Triadic

#bbb59f

#9fbbb5

#b59fbb

Split-complementary

#bbb59f

#9fb3bb

#a79fbb

Tetradic

#bbb59f

#a5bb9f

#9fa5bb

#b59fbb

Square

#bbb59f

#9fbba7

#9fa5bb

#bb9fb3

Shades

Color #bbb59f mixed toward black.

#a39b7d

#877e60

#655f48

#433f30

#222018

Tints

Color #bbb59f mixed toward white.

#c6c1af

#d2cebf

#dddacf

#e8e6df

#f4f3ef

Tones

Color #bbb59f mixed toward gray.

#b9b4a1

#b6b2a4

#b4b1a6

#b2b0a8

#afaeab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b8b8a5 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#b9b9a6 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bba9aa · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#b5b5b5 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb59f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb59f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bbb59f (#bbb59f) is rgb(187, 181, 159) in RGB.

No, #bbb59f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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