#bbbab5

Color #bbbab5

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light yellow.

Closest named color Silver #c0c0c0 · ΔE 3.51 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbab5

RGB

rgb(187, 186, 181)

HSL

hsl(50, 4.2%, 72.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 3.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 3.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(75.46, -0.56, 2.65)

LCH

lch(75.46, 2.71, 101.93)

OKLCH

oklch(78.8%, 0.0071, 97.33)

HWB

hwb(50, 71%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b5b6bb

Analogous

#bbb7b5

#bbbab5

#b9bbb5

Triadic

#bbbab5

#b5bbba

#bab5bb

Split-complementary

#bbbab5

#b5b9bb

#b7b5bb

Tetradic

#bbbab5

#b6bbb5

#b5b6bb

#bab5bb

Square

#bbbab5

#b5bbb7

#b5b6bb

#bbb5b9

Shades

Color #bbbab5 mixed toward black.

#9e9c95

#807e76

#605f58

#403f3b

#20201d

Tints

Color #bbbab5 mixed toward white.

#c6c6c1

#d2d1ce

#ddddda

#e8e8e6

#f4f4f3

Tones

Color #bbbab5 mixed toward gray.

#bbbab6

#bab9b6

#bab9b7

#b9b9b7

#b9b8b8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.8:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbbb6 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#bbbbb7 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#bbb7b7 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#bababa · ΔE 2.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbab5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbab5]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbbab5 (#bbbab5) is rgb(187, 186, 181) in RGB.

No, #bbbab5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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