#bbaf8b

Color #bbaf8b

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 8.51 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bbaf8b

RGB

rgb(187, 175, 139)

HSL

hsl(45, 26.1%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 25.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 25.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(71.62, -1.46, 20.05)

LCH

lch(71.62, 20.1, 94.16)

OKLCH

oklch(75.5%, 0.051, 91.8)

HWB

hwb(45, 54.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b97bb

Analogous

#bb978b

#bbaf8b

#afbb8b

Triadic

#bbaf8b

#8bbbaf

#af8bbb

Split-complementary

#bbaf8b

#8bafbb

#978bbb

Tetradic

#bbaf8b

#97bb8b

#8b97bb

#af8bbb

Square

#bbaf8b

#8bbb97

#8b97bb

#bb8baf

Shades

Color #bbaf8b mixed toward black.

#a79769

#897b50

#675c3c

#443d28

#221f14

Tints

Color #bbaf8b mixed toward white.

#c6bc9e

#d2cab2

#ddd7c5

#e8e4d8

#f4f2ec

Tones

Color #bbaf8b mixed toward gray.

#b7ad8f

#b3ab93

#afa997

#aba79b

#a7a59f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.62:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b6b695 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#b7b897 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#ba9c9d · ΔE 20.8

Achromatopsia

#afafaf · ΔE 13.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bbaf8b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbaf8b]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#bbaf8b (#bbaf8b) is rgb(187, 175, 139) in RGB.

No, #bbaf8b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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