#bbae72

Color #bbae72

A muted medium yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 13.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbae72

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 114)

HSL

hsl(49.3, 34.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.3, 39%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 39%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(70.91, -4.11, 32.49)

LCH

lch(70.91, 32.75, 97.21)

OKLCH

oklch(74.8%, 0.0805, 97.43)

HWB

hwb(49.3, 44.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#727fbb

Analogous

#bb8972

#bbae72

#a3bb72

Triadic

#bbae72

#72bbae

#ae72bb

Split-complementary

#bbae72

#72a3bb

#8972bb

Tetradic

#bbae72

#7fbb72

#727fbb

#ae72bb

Square

#bbae72

#72bb89

#727fbb

#bb72a3

Shades

Color #bbae72 mixed toward black.

#a99a52

#877b41

#655c31

#443d21

#221f10

Tints

Color #bbae72 mixed toward white.

#c6bb89

#d2c9a1

#ddd6b8

#e8e4d0

#f4f1e7

Tones

Color #bbae72 mixed toward gray.

#b5aa78

#afa67e

#a9a284

#a39e8a

#9d9a90

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b584 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b788 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#ba9092 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#adadad · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbae72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbae72]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#bbae72 (#bbae72) is rgb(187, 174, 114) in RGB.

No, #bbae72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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