#bbb7aa

Color #bbb7aa

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb7aa

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 170)

HSL

hsl(45.9, 11.1%, 70%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.9, 9.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 9.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.4, -0.89, 7.11)

LCH

lch(74.4, 7.17, 97.13)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0186, 92.77)

HWB

hwb(45.9, 66.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aaaebb

Analogous

#bbafaa

#bbb7aa

#b6bbaa

Triadic

#bbb7aa

#aabbb7

#b7aabb

Split-complementary

#bbb7aa

#aab6bb

#afaabb

Tetradic

#bbb7aa

#aebbaa

#aaaebb

#b7aabb

Square

#bbb7aa

#aabbaf

#aaaebb

#bbaab6

Shades

Color #bbb7aa mixed toward black.

#a19b89

#847e6a

#635f4f

#423f35

#21201a

Tints

Color #bbb7aa mixed toward white.

#c6c3b8

#d2cfc6

#dddbd5

#e8e7e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb7aa mixed toward gray.

#bab6ab

#b8b6ad

#b7b5ae

#b5b4b0

#b4b3b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b9ad · ΔE 2

Deuteranopia

#babaae · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#bbb0b0 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb7aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb7aa]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bbb7aa (#bbb7aa) is rgb(187, 183, 170) in RGB.

No, #bbb7aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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