#bbb9ac

Color #bbb9ac

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9ac

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 172)

HSL

hsl(52, 9.9%, 70.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52, 8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.98, -1.62, 6.84)

LCH

lch(74.98, 7.03, 103.32)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0182, 99.83)

HWB

hwb(52, 67.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#acaebb

Analogous

#bbb2ac

#bbb9ac

#b6bbac

Triadic

#bbb9ac

#acbbb9

#b9acbb

Split-complementary

#bbb9ac

#acb6bb

#b2acbb

Tetradic

#bbb9ac

#aebbac

#acaebb

#b9acbb

Square

#bbb9ac

#acbbb2

#acaebb

#bbacb6

Shades

Color #bbb9ac mixed toward black.

#a09d8b

#84806c

#636051

#424036

#21201b

Tints

Color #bbb9ac mixed toward white.

#c6c5ba

#d2d0c8

#dddcd6

#e8e8e3

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb9ac mixed toward gray.

#bab8ad

#b9b7af

#b7b6b0

#b6b5b1

#b5b4b2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babaaf · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#babab0 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbb2b2 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9ac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9ac]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9ac (#bbb9ac) is rgb(187, 185, 172) in RGB.

No, #bbb9ac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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