#bbab45

Color #bbab45

A moderately saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.45 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 13.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bbab45

RGB

rgb(187, 171, 69)

HSL

hsl(51.9, 46.5%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(51.9, 63.1%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 63.1%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(69.56, -6.57, 53.05)

LCH

lch(69.56, 53.46, 97.06)

OKLCH

oklch(73.5%, 0.123, 100.4)

HWB

hwb(51.9, 27.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4555bb

Analogous

#bb7045

#bbab45

#90bb45

Triadic

#bbab45

#45bbab

#ab45bb

Split-complementary

#bbab45

#4590bb

#7045bb

Tetradic

#bbab45

#55bb45

#4555bb

#ab45bb

Square

#bbab45

#45bb70

#4555bb

#bb4590

Shades

Color #bbab45 mixed toward black.

#9c8f39

#7d722e

#5e5622

#3f3917

#1f1d0b

Tints

Color #bbab45 mixed toward white.

#c6b964

#d2c783

#ddd5a2

#e8e3c1

#f4f1e0

Tones

Color #bbab45 mixed toward gray.

#b1a44f

#a79d59

#9e9662

#948e6c

#8a8776

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b4b46a · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#b5b671 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#ba7e82 · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbab45;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbab45]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbab45 (#bbab45) is rgb(187, 171, 69) in RGB.

No, #bbab45 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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