#bbbb5d

Color #bbbb5d

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.9 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbb5d

RGB

rgb(187, 187, 93)

HSL

hsl(60, 40.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 50.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 50.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(74.12, -13.02, 47.09)

LCH

lch(74.12, 48.86, 105.46)

OKLCH

oklch(77.2%, 0.1174, 108.84)

HWB

hwb(60, 36.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d5dbb

Analogous

#bb8c5d

#bbbb5d

#8cbb5d

Triadic

#bbbb5d

#5dbbbb

#bb5dbb

Split-complementary

#bbbb5d

#5d8cbb

#8c5dbb

Tetradic

#bbbb5d

#5dbb5d

#5d5dbb

#bb5dbb

Square

#bbbb5d

#5dbb8c

#5d5dbb

#bb5d8c

Shades

Color #bbbb5d mixed toward black.

#a4a445

#848437

#636329

#42421c

#21210e

Tints

Color #bbbb5d mixed toward white.

#c6c678

#d2d293

#ddddae

#e8e8c9

#f4f4e4

Tones

Color #bbbb5d mixed toward gray.

#b3b365

#abab6d

#a4a474

#9c9c7c

#949484

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bbbb7c · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#bbbb83 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#bb9093 · ΔE 35.4

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbb5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbb5d]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbb5d (#bbbb5d) is rgb(187, 187, 93) in RGB.

No, #bbbb5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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