#bbb797

Color #bbb797

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class olive-400 #abab9c · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bbb797

RGB

rgb(187, 183, 151)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 20.9%, 66.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 19.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.1%, 19.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(73.98, -3.95, 16.82)

LCH

lch(73.98, 17.28, 103.22)

OKLCH

oklch(77.4%, 0.044, 101.41)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 59.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979bbb

Analogous

#bba597

#bbb797

#adbb97

Triadic

#bbb797

#97bbb7

#b797bb

Split-complementary

#bbb797

#97adbb

#a597bb

Tetradic

#bbb797

#9bbb97

#979bbb

#b797bb

Square

#bbb797

#97bba5

#979bbb

#bb97ad

Shades

Color #bbb797 mixed toward black.

#a59f75

#888359

#666243

#44422d

#222116

Tints

Color #bbb797 mixed toward white.

#c6c3a8

#d2cfba

#dddbcb

#e8e7dc

#f4f3ee

Tones

Color #bbb797 mixed toward gray.

#b8b59a

#b5b29d

#b2b0a0

#afaea3

#acaba6

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

#b9b9a0 · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#babaa1 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#bba6a7 · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#b6b6b6 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bbb797;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bbb797]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#bbb797 (#bbb797) is rgb(187, 183, 151) in RGB.

No, #bbb797 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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