#bbb277

Color #bbb277

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 8.65 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 12.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb277

RGB

rgb(187, 178, 119)

HSL

hsl(52.1, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(52.1, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.8%, 36.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(72.05, -5.65, 31.34)

LCH

lch(72.05, 31.85, 100.22)

OKLCH

oklch(75.7%, 0.0787, 100.61)

HWB

hwb(52.1, 46.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7780bb

Analogous

#bb9077

#bbb277

#a2bb77

Triadic

#bbb277

#77bbb2

#b277bb

Split-complementary

#bbb277

#77a2bb

#9077bb

Tetradic

#bbb277

#80bb77

#7780bb

#b277bb

Square

#bbb277

#77bb90

#7780bb

#bb77a2

Shades

Color #bbb277 mixed toward black.

#aa9f55

#887f44

#665f33

#444022

#222011

Tints

Color #bbb277 mixed toward white.

#c6bf8e

#d2cca4

#ddd9bb

#e8e5d2

#f4f2e8

Tones

Color #bbb277 mixed toward gray.

#b5ae7d

#b0aa82

#aaa688

#a4a18e

#9f9d93

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b7b788 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#b8b88c · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#bb9497 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#b1b1b1 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb277;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb277]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb277 (#bbb277) is rgb(187, 178, 119) in RGB.

No, #bbb277 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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