#bbb8a3

Color #bbb8a3

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8a3

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 163)

HSL

hsl(52.5, 15%, 68.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.5, 12.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 12.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.5, -2.59, 11.05)

LCH

lch(74.5, 11.35, 103.19)

OKLCH

oklch(77.9%, 0.0292, 100.46)

HWB

hwb(52.5, 63.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a3a6bb

Analogous

#bbaca3

#bbb8a3

#b2bba3

Triadic

#bbb8a3

#a3bbb8

#b8a3bb

Split-complementary

#bbb8a3

#a3b2bb

#aca3bb

Tetradic

#bbb8a3

#a6bba3

#a3a6bb

#b8a3bb

Square

#bbb8a3

#a3bbac

#a3a6bb

#bba3b2

Shades

Color #bbb8a3 mixed toward black.

#a29e81

#868263

#65614a

#434132

#222019

Tints

Color #bbb8a3 mixed toward white.

#c6c4b2

#d2d0c2

#dddbd1

#e8e7e0

#f4f3f0

Tones

Color #bbb8a3 mixed toward gray.

#b9b6a5

#b7b5a7

#b5b3a9

#b3b2ab

#b1b0ad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaa8 · ΔE 1.7

Deuteranopia

#babaaa · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#bbadad · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 9.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8a3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8a3]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8a3 (#bbb8a3) is rgb(187, 184, 163) in RGB.

No, #bbb8a3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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