#bbb9ad

Color #bbb9ad

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 7.03 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb9ad

RGB

rgb(187, 185, 173)

HSL

hsl(51.4, 9.3%, 70.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.4, 7.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.1%, 7.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75, -1.44, 6.33)

LCH

lch(75, 6.49, 102.82)

OKLCH

oklch(78.4%, 0.0168, 98.9)

HWB

hwb(51.4, 67.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#adafbb

Analogous

#bbb2ad

#bbb9ad

#b6bbad

Triadic

#bbb9ad

#adbbb9

#b9adbb

Split-complementary

#bbb9ad

#adb6bb

#b2adbb

Tetradic

#bbb9ad

#afbbad

#adafbb

#b9adbb

Square

#bbb9ad

#adbbb2

#adafbb

#bbadb6

Shades

Color #bbb9ad mixed toward black.

#a09d8c

#83806d

#626052

#424036

#21201b

Tints

Color #bbb9ad mixed toward white.

#c6c5bb

#d2d0c8

#dddcd6

#e8e8e4

#f4f3f1

Tones

Color #bbb9ad mixed toward gray.

#bab8ae

#b9b7af

#b8b7b1

#b6b6b2

#b5b5b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#babab0 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#babab1 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#bbb2b3 · ΔE 8.8

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb9ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb9ad]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbb9ad (#bbb9ad) is rgb(187, 185, 173) in RGB.

No, #bbb9ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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