#bbb9ab

Color #bbb9ab

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9ab

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 171)

HSL

hsl(52.5, 10.5%, 70.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.5, 8.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 8.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.95, -1.79, 7.35)

LCH

lch(74.95, 7.56, 103.69)

OKLCH

oklch(78.3%, 0.0195, 100.33)

HWB

hwb(52.5, 67.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#abadbb

Analogous

#bbb1ab

#bbb9ab

#b5bbab

Triadic

#bbb9ab

#abbbb9

#b9abbb

Split-complementary

#bbb9ab

#abb5bb

#b1abbb

Tetradic

#bbb9ab

#adbbab

#abadbb

#b9abbb

Square

#bbb9ab

#abbbb1

#abadbb

#bbabb5

Shades

Color #bbb9ab mixed toward black.

#a09e8a

#84816b

#636150

#424035

#21201b

Tints

Color #bbb9ab mixed toward white.

#c6c5b9

#d2d0c7

#dddcd5

#e8e8e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb9ab mixed toward gray.

#bab8ac

#b8b7ae

#b7b6af

#b6b5b0

#b4b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaaf · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#babaaf · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbb1b2 · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#b8b8b8 · ΔE 6.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9ab]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Gold #ffd700

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9ab (#bbb9ab) is rgb(187, 185, 171) in RGB.

No, #bbb9ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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