#bbbf52

Color #bbbf52

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13

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Conversions

HEX

#bbbf52

RGB

rgb(187, 191, 82)

HSL

hsl(62.2, 46%, 53.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(62.2, 57.1%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 0%, 57.1%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(75.1, -15.96, 53.34)

LCH

lch(75.1, 55.68, 106.66)

OKLCH

oklch(78%, 0.1322, 111.05)

HWB

hwb(62.2, 32.2%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5652bf

Analogous

#bf8c52

#bbbf52

#84bf52

Triadic

#bbbf52

#52bbbf

#bf52bb

Split-complementary

#bbbf52

#5284bf

#8c52bf

Tetradic

#bbbf52

#52bf56

#5652bf

#bf52bb

Square

#bbbf52

#52bf8c

#5652bf

#bf5284

Shades

Color #bbbf52 mixed toward black.

#a2a63d

#828531

#616425

#414219

#20210c

Tints

Color #bbbf52 mixed toward white.

#c6ca6f

#d2d48c

#dddfa8

#e8eac5

#f4f4e2

Tones

Color #bbbf52 mixed toward gray.

#b3b65b

#aaad64

#a2a46d

#999b76

#91927f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.69:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bdbd79 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#bdbc80 · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#bb8f93 · ΔE 38.2

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 24.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbbf52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbbf52]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bbbf52 (#bbbf52) is rgb(187, 191, 82) in RGB.

No, #bbbf52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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