#bbb796

Color #bbb796

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.6 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb796

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 150)

HSL

hsl(53.5, 21.4%, 66.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.5, 19.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 19.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.96, -4.1, 17.33)

LCH

lch(73.96, 17.81, 103.31)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.0453, 101.71)

HWB

hwb(53.5, 58.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#969abb

Analogous

#bba596

#bbb796

#adbb96

Triadic

#bbb796

#96bbb7

#b796bb

Split-complementary

#bbb796

#96adbb

#a596bb

Tetradic

#bbb796

#9abb96

#969abb

#b796bb

Square

#bbb796

#96bba5

#969abb

#bb96ad

Shades

Color #bbb796 mixed toward black.

#a5a074

#888358

#666242

#44422c

#222116

Tints

Color #bbb796 mixed toward white.

#c6c3a8

#d2cfb9

#dddbcb

#e8e7dc

#f4f3ee

Tones

Color #bbb796 mixed toward gray.

#b8b599

#b5b29c

#b2b09f

#afada2

#acaba5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b9b99f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#babaa1 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#bba5a7 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 13

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb796;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb796]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb796 (#bbb796) is rgb(187, 183, 150) in RGB.

No, #bbb796 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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