#bbae7b

Color #bbae7b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 9.61 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 11.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bbae7b

RGB

rgb(187, 174, 123)

HSL

hsl(47.8, 32%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.8, 34.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 34.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.06, -3.04, 27.91)

LCH

lch(71.06, 28.08, 96.22)

OKLCH

oklch(74.9%, 0.0698, 95.51)

HWB

hwb(47.8, 48.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b88bb

Analogous

#bb8e7b

#bbae7b

#a8bb7b

Triadic

#bbae7b

#7bbbae

#ae7bbb

Split-complementary

#bbae7b

#7ba8bb

#8e7bbb

Tetradic

#bbae7b

#88bb7b

#7b88bb

#ae7bbb

Square

#bbae7b

#7bbb8e

#7b88bb

#bb7ba8

Shades

Color #bbae7b mixed toward black.

#a99959

#887b46

#665c35

#443d23

#221f12

Tints

Color #bbae7b mixed toward white.

#c6bc91

#d2c9a7

#ddd7bd

#e8e4d3

#f4f2e9

Tones

Color #bbae7b mixed toward gray.

#b6ab80

#b0a886

#aba58b

#a6a190

#a09e96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b58a · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#b6b78d · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#ba9496 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#aeaeae · ΔE 17.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbae7b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbae7b]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#bbae7b (#bbae7b) is rgb(187, 174, 123) in RGB.

No, #bbae7b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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