#bbb8ae

Color #bbb8ae

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 6.24 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb8ae

RGB

rgb(187, 184, 174)

HSL

hsl(46.2, 8.7%, 70.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.2, 7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.6%, 7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.76, -0.74, 5.45)

LCH

lch(74.76, 5.5, 97.73)

OKLCH

oklch(78.2%, 0.0143, 93.2)

HWB

hwb(46.2, 68.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aeb1bb

Analogous

#bbb2ae

#bbb8ae

#b8bbae

Triadic

#bbb8ae

#aebbb8

#b8aebb

Split-complementary

#bbb8ae

#aeb8bb

#b2aebb

Tetradic

#bbb8ae

#b1bbae

#aeb1bb

#b8aebb

Square

#bbb8ae

#aebbb2

#aeb1bb

#bbaeb8

Shades

Color #bbb8ae mixed toward black.

#a09b8d

#837e6e

#625f52

#413f37

#21201b

Tints

Color #bbb8ae mixed toward white.

#c6c4bc

#d2d0c9

#dddcd7

#e8e7e4

#f4f3f2

Tones

Color #bbb8ae mixed toward gray.

#bab7af

#b9b7b0

#b8b6b1

#b7b6b2

#b6b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.58:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab0 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#babab1 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbb2b3 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 4.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb8ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb8ae]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bbb8ae (#bbb8ae) is rgb(187, 184, 174) in RGB.

No, #bbb8ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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